Hey there! My name is Mel .
I am a girl – maybe I should start calling myself a “young adult” – who has lived so far in four countries within three continents and I have visited 22 in total (Last updated: August 2017). Born and raised in a Latin country by a family with European origins. Not completely from here, not completely from there… but going everywhere.

Hotelier. Traveller. Adventurer. Organizer. International. Outgoing. Openminded.

Feel free to check out my instagram @melsmapamundi - or my blog www.melsmapamundi.wordpress.com for an insight about my life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love to meet new people who like to collect memories, not things.
I realized that I'm afraid of not being fully alive... so I like to go places, meet new people, try exotic international food. I want to have good stories to tell, good memories to play in my head when I'm old.
Home is not a place, it's a feeling. The international atmosphere is where I belong.

I cannot host, unfortunately, and even though I travel often, I have stayed in hostels most of the times, I am trying to stay more on CS now. Even if I stay in a hostel, I try to meet CS people to go around town, have a coffee, etc.

Interests

• cats
• photography
• music festivals
• cooking
• traveling
• eating out
• languages
• science
• solo travel
• budget travel
• nature
• storytelling
• stargazing
• outdoors
• hotels

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite book- Just One Day

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've seen and done so many things. But depends in you if you find them amazing or not. I've eaten lunch under a bridge in Venice, I've hitchhiked at 3am in Amsterdam, I've climbed the sculpture at Montserrat and almost got fined, I've gone on a boat under the Iguazu waterfalls... I just grab my backpack, my passport and go. Of course it is nothing compared to what other people have done, but we all lead different lives.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach- each of us decides what to learn from the people that come our way. Everything happens for a reason, after all.
Learn- I like learning. I like being a student. And if I can learn anything, it is appreciated!
Share- special moments, laughter, joy. Time is the only thing we cannot get back, make the most out of it!

What I Can Share with Hosts

A completely silly and fun chat over a cold beer, or a meaningful conversation over a warm cup of tea. I can tell you stories about what I've done and what I've seen, but I would like to hear your stories too.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Germany, Spain, Switzerland