Meilin is here... or somewhere else...who knows where the wind blows.

I am a pretty spontaneous, outgoing person who loves to make new friends from everywhere and anywhere. I am currently a PhD student in biochemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. Originally from Puerto Rico.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I had my first couchsurfing and backpacking experience in Mexico and it was... MEMORABLE, so much that that's pretty much the only way I would like to travel. I met kindhearted local people that opened their homes and hearts to me. After having this great experience there is no other way I would rather travel.... Couchsurfers rock!

Also even though I haven't hosted anyone yet :(, my sister and her roommate do so I tend to tag along with them and show people around my city, Philadelphia.

Interests

Although during the day I do science (I swear I am not that geeky) in the weekends I love to explore my city (Philadelphia), specially all the different international restaurants. With that said, yes....... I am a big foodie! I just love food, I will try just about anything. I also love to cook and bake but more importantly all the eating that comes with it.
I also enjoy learning new languages, learning about different cultures and customs. And finally, traveling... if I could I would backpack Asia! Oh and I forgot DANCING, music and dancing is a big part of my life since I grew up dancing. During the few years I have in Philly I joined a Cuban salsa dance group. They are such a fun bunch!

• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• traveling
• music
• backpacking
• languages
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

My favorite music is whatever I feel in the mood for, sometime is bollywood music, others is KPOP, for gloomy days is soft "baladas" and on hyped days my comfortable salsa, bachata and merengue. I love it all.

I am not really a book person since it's just hard for me to sit still reading.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travel to India! No second thought on this one. It's the craziest thing I have done and one of my most treasured memories. I feel blessed for having been there. I learned so much, saw places I never imagined and met amazing friends. Risky but worth it. This was my first international travel, in just a spur a friend asked me if I wanted to go and I just said yes and just like that I was in India.

Teach, Learn, Share

I currently go to the University of Pennsylvania which is an awesome school. I would love to show you around campus, afterall it was the first medical school in USA. Also I attend a cuban salsa dance class (free) which I'll be more than happy to have friends to go with.

I also speak fluent Spanish and am eager to teach or talk with if you would like to learn. I am currently learning Korean and Japanese.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I would love to share my travel experiences, my language and carribean culture. I can show you how to dance most of the latin social dances and teach Spanish since it's my first language. Also I make killer carribean food. And since science is also one of my passions I can let you know of all the cool new science in genetics happing around the world new.

Countries I’ve Visited

Dominican Republic, France, India, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Puerto Rico, United States