ABOUT ME

I am what some people call "restless". I think that travelling is like a virus: once you're infected you always carry it within you. It's that kind of wanderlust, which has taken me around the world, but has not stopped my appetite for foreign places. Quite the contrary. :-)

For me, Travelling essentially is the combination of meeting new and interesting people, getting to know their language, culture, way of life.. what else could make happier?

PHILOSOPHY
Never regret something you haven't done!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have never hosted, since I have been traveling on & off ever since I signed up. I never surfed either, but most of the friends I made when living in Peru, was through CS. I organized weekly meetings there together with a local.

I prefer exploring new places with locals instead of with a map in my hands. I love seeing a city through a local's eyes, hearing what it is they like about their home, the place they grew up in. It creates a different connection to a place, a more personal, more tangible feeling than being a "regular tourist".

Interests

Interesting people & conversations, foreign cultures & languages; Writing & reading; playing the Ukulele; Contemplating the sense in life :-) Enjoying the beauty of this planet.

• culture
• writing
• beauty
• dining
• reading
• traveling
• music
• languages
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Lenny Kravitz, Fat Freddy's Drop, James Bay, Pink..
Inception, pretty much everything by Tim Burton
Books by: Scarlett Thomas, Jonathan Safran Foer, David Sedaris,..

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travelled cuba as a blonde-19-year-old-non-spanish-speaking-girl...everything went well, what an experience!
Lived and volunteered in Hawaii for a few months, fell in love with the islands!
Discovered my interest for asian culture/religions/lifestyles/people/food/landscapes on trips to Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, India
Developed an affinity for Latin American music and lifestyle while having travelled Ecuador, Peru, Argentina & Colombia before settling down in Peru for a year.

Teach, Learn, Share

Travelling on your own shows you who you are.
Be kind, open, grateful & tolerant. Be happy with yourself and no one will have the power to bring you down.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, India, Iran, Israel, Laos, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ecuador, Peru, United States