Hi all! My name is Natalia. I am from Denver, Colorado, USA and live in Maseru, Lesotho in for a public health research project. After exploring many different careers in nonprofit grant writing, teaching high school math, working for an intercultural exchange program, and investigating for the Department of Labor, I have settled on a career in healthcare and am currently applying to medical school. I plan to move back to the US in summer of 2025, the city/state to be determined by which medical school will admit me 🙂

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Clicking with new people is a life-affirming experience, but I don’t often get the chance to talk to strangers in my daily life. I seek it out when I travel, and heard about Couchsurfing through international meet up groups in Rome and Mexico City. So here I am, giving it a try!

Interests

• jazz
• karaoke
• hiking
• skiing
• ping pong

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite book: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, the Idiot (Elif Batuman), The Unbelievers, Infinite Jest

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Gave a speech in Sesotho on Lesotho National TV swearing in my cohort of Peace Corps Volunteers in 2019

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking
Singing
Playing piano and guitar
English and Spanish practice

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Lesotho, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cuba, Lesotho, Panama, Paraguay, United States