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Overview

  • 5 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish, Tagalog
  • 38, Female
  • Member since 2007
  • non-profit education
  • Undergrad in English lit, but always, always down to hear...
  • From Chicago, IL
  • Profile 90% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

to experience as many new adventures as possible

PHILOSOPHY

one step at a time...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have only met amazing people from this website, so I'm excited to meet more.

Interests

among other things: contemporary ethnic American literature, world lit (big category, I know), traveling, writing, spoken word, post-colonial history, American history, activism, community organizing, education systems, college life, how people found their career path, stories, legacies, poetry, working with kids...

  • writing
  • literature
  • poetry
  • photography
  • education
  • dining
  • traveling
  • spoken word
  • teaching
  • history

Music, Movies, and Books

For now, off the top of my head: High Fidelity by Nick Hornby, Allende's House of the Spirits, Nick Carbo and Eileen Tabios's Babaylan, Ondaatje's Running in the Family, Hagedorn's Dogeaters, Zadie Smith's White Teeth and so many more

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I got to climb one of the pyramids in Egypt (and almost got arrested for it : ) )

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach:
some photography
about my cultures (Filipina, Chicagoan, etc.)
English speaking and writing

Learn:
your language
new sites to see in your city

Share:
Food?

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Egypt, France, Hungary, Morocco, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Philippines, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

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