Hey!
I'm queer, latinx, and recently graduated from college.

I love hanging out, going about, sitting and talking, traveling, taking pictures, meeting people, and making memories. I have a fabulous laugh and an equally fabulous taste in music. I really like bicycles and spicy food.

I don't think books can teach me everything. They can give me conceptual frames with which to view the world, but I don't think I can really understand anything about the world until I see it! And meet people who have lived lives of their own.

I want to learn about people, their cultures, their assumptions about others and habits of life. I so look forward to my future because, even though I do not think I will have money, I think I will be rich in personal strength because I value people and their lives and ideas.

Cheers! I hope we can meet!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'd really like to meet people and be helpful to them during their travels, as well as make a few friends along the way ;) In addition, I'd like to make connections with people when I myself travel.

I am unable to host, but I am very willing to meet if you are stopping by in Osaka!

Even if we cannot meet in person, I'd love to answer questions or chat.

Interests

I love watching movies, listening to music, photography, walking, cycling (I LOVE BICYCLES!), yoga, cooking, eating, baking, reading, sleeping, laughing, and talking with people!

• books
• design
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• baking
• yoga
• walking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• coding
• music
• cycling

Music, Movies, and Books

I am open to all kinds of music, but some of my favorite bands are Sigur Ros, Coldplay, Galileo Galilei, Olafur Arnalds, Fleet Foxes.

Some of my favorite movies include Cloud Atlas, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers, The Visitor, Only Yesterday, Robot and Frank, and Kabluey. I also really enjoy big Hollywood movies like Iron Man.

My all-time favorite book is Light Fell by Evan Fallenberg. It's about a man who discovered he was gay and struggled to keep his family together but faced rejection. Not a happy book, but it was the first that I can say really affected me.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

When I was very young, I was in Costa Rica with my family. We went to the peak of a major volcano there but by the time we got there, it was cloudy. I reached the rim of the volcano--in front of me nothing but foggy white, and everything was very quiet. I felt like I had reached the end of the earth.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can bake really well! I know some things about food.

I come from a queer Hispanic immigrant, lower-class background. I can talk about my experiences with poor classes, Hispanic-Americans, immigrants, and lesbian, gay, trans*, and other queer people.

I have an artistic eye for web design and photography.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United States