Hello!

I returned last summer from co-teaching English at a public high school in Medellin, Colombia. I was living there for 2 years and got the opportunity to travel around Colombia and have some of the best (and worst) experiences of my life. I learned so much about myself and what I am capable of while there and my new permanent side gig is breaking the stereotypes people have of Colombia and its people.

I am currently living at home, again, and working at Target as a sales floor team member in New Jersey. It's been a journey adjusting to life here again, but here I am trying to still see more of this world and meet more of its people regardless of where I am or what I am doing.

While I am unable to host at this moment, I hosted many travelers while living in Colombia unofficially and it was a great experience as well, once I settled in myself.

"Travel makes you realize that no matter how much you know, there's always more to learn" -Nyssa P. Chopra

Что привело меня на Couchsurfing

To be able to travel longer, by cutting some costs
To get to know a place I travel better by meeting people who live there
To get to know people from all over the world
To learn new things
To have memories that I can cherish and look back on

Интересы

Art (photography, graphic design, installations, paintings, drawings, ceramics, etc)
Art History
History in general, really
Global Human Rights Issues
Feminism
Film of all genres and all regions of the world
Baseball (NY Mets and SF Giants Fan here)
Seeing performances (music, dance, and the theatre)
Being outside ( walking and soaking up the sunlight)
Outdoor Activities( hiking, paragliding, river rafting, exploring)

• arts
• culture
• theater
• design
• graphic design
• photography
• ballet dancing
• human rights
• cooking
• walking
• politics
• traveling
• socializing
• pottery
• music
• classical music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• scuba diving
• cliff jumping
• baseball
• art history
• economics
• history
• international relations

Музыка, кино и книги

MUSIC

Oldies Classics from the 1950s and 1960s
Pop Rock
Pop
Alternative
Rock
Classics from the 1970s and 1980s

This is what I listen to the most, but I am open to all genres of music

MOVIES

Pirates of the Caribbean (1-3)
Saving Private Ryan
Hotel Rwanda
White Christmas
Into the Wild
Jaws
Eat, Pray, Love
The Help

Too many to name

BOOKS

The Alchemist
The Help
Eat, Pray, Love
The Sunflower
The Diary of Anne Frank
To Kill a Mockingbird
A Problem From Hell-America and the Age of Genocide
The Defining Decade: Why your twenties matter-and how to make the most of them now

Классная вещь, которую я сделал(-а)

I went paragliding in El Cañón del Chicamocha just outside of Bucaramanga, Colombia

Чем я могу поделиться с хостами

My knowledge of photography
My knowledge/opinion of global human rights issues/international relations/politics
My knowledge of and experience traveling
My knowledge of the English language/American culture
My knowledge of the Spanish language; I am not fluent but I can most definitely help with learning or we can just have a conversation

Где я побывал(-а)

Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Italy, Laos, Thailand, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Где я жил(-а)

Colombia, United States