Currently relocating to Chicago, I havent used couchsurfin in a while but I want to get back to it, now that we will have a place in Chicago where we can host. Im an artist, (performance, video, Installation, photography, sculpture) doing MFA (Masters of Fine Arts ) in the School of the Art Institute. Im also a yoga teacher, migrant-activist, translator, community organizer. I was born in Mexico City but lived in Vancouver, Canada for the past decade.

Website
www.performancero.com

‎"If you have come here to help me, then you are wasting your time…But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together."
--Lila Watson

"dance as though no one is watching you, love as though you have never been hurt before, sing as though no one can hear you, live as though heaven is on earth.."Souza.

The thought manifests as the word;
The word manifests as the deed;
The deed develops into habit;
And habit hardens into character;
So watch the thought and its ways with care,
and let it spring from love
Born out of concern for all beings...
As the shadow follows the body,
As we think , so we become.

Buddha, from the Dhammapada.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I havent use it in a while, but recently I have been told of great experiences by many friends and family and I want to be able to host now that we are in Chicago.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Outside of couchsurfing, which Im new to, Im always interested in traveling and meeting people.

Interests

Performance,
Biking,
Trying New Foods,
Contemporary Art,
Photography,
Museums,
Architecture,
Camping,
Outdoors,
Nature,
Im a Yoga and Meditation teacher,
Performing Arts,
Reading,
Longs Walks,
Traveling,
Fixing things,
Writing,
Poetry,
translation,
FILM!
Activism,
Migration,
Art pedagogy,
Anti-Oppression Facilitator,

• arts
• humanities
• writing
• poetry
• singing
• performing arts
• architecture
• contemporary art
• photography
• dancing
• yoga
• running
• meditation
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• camping
• teaching
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Chavela Vargas, The xx, Sigur Ros,Buena Vista Social Club, Crystal Castles, TV On The Radio, MGMT, LCD Sound System, Mexican Institute of Sound, Sigur Rós, Los de Abajo, Guns Ans Roses, Louis Armstrong, Zoe, Cafe Tacuba,MIA, Nina Simone, Gang Gang Dance, Cansei de Ser Sexy, Hot Chip, Babasonicos, Amy Whinehouse, Ella Fitzgerald, Flaming Lips, Krudas Cubensi, Ibeyi,

films

The History Boys
Ma vie en rose
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Persepolis
SYNECDOCHE NEW YORK, Kolya, Volver, Water, The Chorus, Shortbus, Requiem for a Dream, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Cinema Paradiso, Pan's Labyrinth, Realms of the Unreal, La Strada, Baraka, Noviembre.
Anything Almodovar has ever done (Maybe not everything)

BOOKS.
Where to Begin, Borges, Neruda, Saramago, Murakami, Takahashi... Lots of theory as well. Its a hard one, I love reading, always have a book with me wherever I go, so I don't get bored when I have to wait, or travel long hours.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I run a art residency program in my mother's house in Mexico City, Mi CASA es tu CASA.

Teach, Learn, Share

Im a yoga teacher, and also an art teacher, and anti-oppression facilitator with youth.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Kundalini Yoga Classes,
Meditation and Breading Techniques.
Reciprocate hosting in Chicago, Mexico City, Vancouver.
Spanish

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, England, France, Germany, Guatemala, Morocco, Panama, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Germany, Italy, Mexico, United States