My name is Mercedes but everybody call me Merche. I am a lawyer but in the last years I was working in the world of marketing in companies such as Red Bull, Heineken and Calzedonia. Recently, I decided to take a break and travelling around Asia during 5 months. Now I will start another adventure around South America, Us and Australia during one or two years. I got the Working Holiday Visa Australia and I m planning to travel around a lot. You can follow my adventures in www.worldcitizentrips.com (my blog)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am on Couchsurfing because it's a very good way for meeting people and knowing better other cultures. It's fantastic for sharing experiences and learning a lot.

Interests

• photography
• music festivals
• cooking
• comics
• video games
• drawing
• windsurfing
• skateboarding
• sports
• extreme sports
• food
• travelling
• reading books
• playing guitar
• diving

Music, Movies, and Books

My favourite book is the city of joy (Dominique Lapierre). Besides, I love Wheel of time (Robert Jordan), The catcher in the rye (J.D Salinger), 1984 (George Orwell), Brave new world (Aldous Huxley).

My favorite music group is The killers although I love different styles from rock and metal to opera. (Muse, Flume, Disclosure, Massive Attack, the chainsmokers, kings of Leon, The Fratellis, Dover, The strokes, Massive Attack, The cranberries, Radiohead, Blacksabbat, Ramones, The hooks, Metallica, Blink 182, Sum 41, System of a Down, Nirvana...)

I really enjoy watching movies too. One of my favourites movies is Once upon a time in America, The Godfather and a lot of movies of Quentin Tarantino and french movies. I like Games of Trones, Lord of the rings and Star Wars aswell.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sleeping in the Sahara with the Berbers.
Climbing to the top of a Volcano.
Crossing a country in a motorbike.
Skydiving
Sleeping in the deep of a jungle.
Travelling like a backpacker during more than 4 months

Teach, Learn, Share

"Happiness is not a destination but a way of traveling"

"Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife
I mean the bare necessities
Old Mother Nature's recipes
That brings the bare necessities of life”

“Decidí ver cada desierto como la oportunidad de encontrar un oasis, decidí ver cada noche como un misterio a resolver, decidí ver cada día como una nueva oportunidad de ser feliz"

What I Can Share with Hosts

My experiences around the world, my sence of humour, my abilities for cooking and I can teach you spanish and play the guitar.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Scotland, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Western Sahara

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Spain