CURRENT MISSION

Making memorable experiences I'll tell my grandchildren

ABOUT ME

Chilean Historian, love children, animated movies, trying new food, and travelling.

PHILOSOPHY

"The Paradoxical Commandments"

People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.

People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.

People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.

Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.

Kent M. Keith

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To be honest I haven't been able to host surfers myself yet (but plan to when I can) and I've only couch surfed once but my host deactivated his account so it doesn't show anymore :( . However it was a great experience and I admire this community of travelers and backpackers supporting each other all around the globe!

Interests

History, art, animals, traveling, culture, learning, food, books, languages, friends

• animals
• dogs
• arts
• culture
• books
• dining
• cooking
• traveling
• socializing
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

I enjoy historical movies, action movies, animation movies (from Pixar to Miyazaki). Can't watch horror movies :(

I love good, long, well written books, all the more if they have unexpected plot twists or surprising endings.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveling and living abroad is probably the most amazing thing I've done; it has allowed me to meet awesome people all around the world. Maybe also getting my MA in Korean Studies in Korea.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teaching and learning about History has always been my passion. People think Historians know it all and remember all battles and dates (wrong!), but rather than that, we learn how to think historically and look at events and processes differently.

I'm also into arts (particularly painting in oil or watercolor), which was a huge hobby when I was little, but it was left aside as I grew up and needed to focus on my studies. I'd love to learn about art, photography, sculpture, architectural monuments, etc.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I actually like house chores and can cook some basic Chilean dishes. Also I'm an Historian, so we can have really interesting conversations and discussions about History :) I'm fluent in English, native in Spanish, and can speak basic Korean

I'm currently living in Guam so if you'd like a souvenir, let me know!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Aruba, Brazil, Chile, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, South Korea, Switzerland, United States, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, Germany, Guam, South Korea