Hi! This is Raquel. I am a Spanish teacher who has lived in Canada for two year. Here I work in a video game company in the Spanish LQA team.

A few years ago, I moved to Colorado, USA, to work as a Primary teacher. For two years, I travelled around the USA as much as possible. I liked the cities, but I really enjoyed all the trips I did to National Parks such as Yosemite, Yellowstone, Bryce Canyon, Zion Canyon, Grand Canyon...
After living close to the Rocky Mountains I became an outdoors activities lover. Now, I go hiking, skiing, climbing, kayaking... anytime I have the opportunity.
After that I have lived in the Netherlands, Estonia and Canada travelling always as much as possible in those countries and around them.

Everywhere I go, Couchsurfing is the way to meet friends and do a lot of fun activities. For example, when living in the Netherlands, I went to the carnival in Maastricht with a Couchsurfing camp. It was incredible. We were a big group of people who just met, but It seemed we had being friends forever. IT was just a weekend and I am still in contact with some of them. The atmosphere was the best possible.

TO explain my parents what couchsurfing was, I thought the best way was by being a host while I was in their place. They were the best host ever. hahaha!!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

A few years ago I did a road trip by myself visiting Death Vally, Secuayas Park, and Yosemite. It was an amazing experience. Since then, I love travelling solo. I have done so many short and long trips alone. During those trips, I have used Couchsurfing to meet locals and also to join different events: language exchange meetings, go for a drink events...
I think Couchsurfing is a really good platform for backpackers and also for people when they are new in a city. I have met all my friends when living abroad through events in Couchsurfing.

Interests

I love dancing salsa and bachata and all type of outdoor activities such as hiking, skiing, or doing via ferratas (a type of climbing).

• dancing
• traveling
• hiking
• teaching

What I Can Share with Hosts

My energy and willing to visit new places and travel. I can teach you how to dance salsa and bachata. hahaha.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Estonia, Netherlands, United States