Hey, I'm Michelle. I am 26 years old.

I work as a trauma counsellor with people from refugee backgrounds and queer people, which is one of my biggest passions. I also love to travel and travel a lot!

I recently moved back to Australia. I was living in Guadalajara, Mexico for 1 year.

I would love to meet some people to prctice my Spanish with! Feel free to message me!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Para conocer gente de otros partes del mundo. Me encanta Couchsurfing y antes yo conocí algunos amigos muy buenos en Couchsurfing.

To meet people from around the world. I think it's a really great way to travel and I have met some amazing friends through couchsurfing.

Interests

Me encanta:
- viajar
- bailar (ballet, hip hop y estoy aprendiendo Bachata)
- buceo y todo en el mar
- excursionismo y la naturaleza
- meditación
- leer y aprender de psicología, terapia de trauma y tipos de terapia alternativas
- veyendo muchos videos en Youtube de poetica "spoken word"
- comiendo - soy vegetariana
- bebiendo vino tinto
- y platicando de cosas muy profundas

I absolutely love:
- travelling 🌎
- dancing (I love ballet, hip hop and am currently learning Bachata!) 💃
- scuba diving and anything in the ocean 🐠🐙🧜‍♀️
- hiking and being in nature ⛰
- meditation 🧘‍♀️
- I love reading and learning about psychology, trauma therapy and alternative/creative types of therapy including dance therapy and psychodrama
- watching millions of youtube videos of spoken word poetry 😂
- eating - vegetarian food 🥑
- drinking wine 🍷
- having really deep and philosophical conversations about anything and everything

• culture
• dancing
• wine
• vegetarian
• traveling
• scuba diving
• law
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

I love Harry Potter so much! And Audre Lorde and Khaled Hosseini are my favourite writers.

Favourite TV shows at the moment - The Bold Type, Monk, Pose, Amar a muerte, Gilmore Girls, Siempre Bruja, Game of Thrones, Broad City, Game of Thrones, Grace and Frankie

Music - I have a super random taste in music and fall in love with bands or artists, rather than genres. Some of my favourites are: The Smiths, The Kooks, The Shins, Tash Saltana, Sabrina Claudio, Missy Elliot, ABBA, Queen and The Weeknd.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Moving to Mexico by myself when I didn't speak Spanish at the start of this year. It was scary but has been amazing so far and my Spanish is improving!! 😁

Teach, Learn, Share

Puedo ayudarte con Ingles.
Me gustaria compartir conversaciónes interestantes y adventuras. Podemos ir a beber algo, ir a explorar la cuidad o solo platicar.

I can help you with English 😊
I would love to share some interesting conversations and adventures 😁 We could go for a drink or dancing together, hiking, explore the city/town, go to the beach or just chat :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

A place to sleep and food (although I'm not a good cook heheh). Some interesting conversations and fun adventures 😊

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Laos, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Mexico