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Overview

  • 9 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Italian, Spanish; learning Chinese, French, Hebrew (modern), Portuguese
  • 31, Female
  • Member since 2010
  • I work in Customer Experience at a small startup for arti...
  • English/Spanish interpreting; Multimedia Design; Decorati...
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Meet knew people, show them my culture and my city and learn from theirs.

ABOUT ME

I love meeting new people, showing them my beautiful city and getting showed theirs. I'm a travel fanatic and I love to get soaked by new and unknown cultural customs.
I really enjoy outdoor fun but also like a nice movie and going to bed early, though I don't mind the occasional night out to have a fun time.
Working from home is great, since I can travel and work from anywhere in the world. Something I also really like is cooking, and eat mostly veggie.

PHILOSOPHY

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step"
I believe exploring the world is the noblest and most cultural goal in life, and taking the leap into this fantastic adventure is just opening the door to a million things and people you wouldn't get to know otherwise.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I read an article about CS in a magazine, and I thought, 'how come I didn't hear of this before!?' Right after finishing reading the article, I came back home and singed up! Ever since, I've gotten the chance to meet amazing people at home who I got to show them my favourite parts in town and made them taste the best dishes, as well as enjoying great local experiences.

Interests

I'm very interested in languages, in movies, sports, music, etc. I also love cooking and travelling. Though I don't really like clubbing, I enjoy a night out and the occasional beer during the week.

  • culture
  • dancing
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • skiing
  • sports
  • history
  • languages
  • football
  • netflix
  • working_remotely

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Anything on Ken Follet and historical fiction, Rayuela, The kite runner, The Hunger Games, Anne Frank, The Forgotten Garden, etc.
Movies: Extremely hard to pick a favorite one.
Music. I like all kinds of music from classic to our latin 'reggaeton', but my favorite artists are Imagine Dragons, The Fray, Argentinian and Uruguayan Rock, and more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I guess that would be parashooting.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd enjoy teaching my city's culture and history. I also enjoy takig pictures so when I meet a new surfer I take him/her to the places I go to take pictures to, and sometimes I even get to know new places. Another thing I love is teaching and learning about typical food and places that are mostly for locals.
I also like learning other languages and cultures.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can definitely offer a smile every day, a great knowledge about my own city and country, and why not some words in Spanish or any other language!

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Brazil, Cambodia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Australia

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