CURRENT MISSION

finding my passion and purpose:)

ABOUT ME

i am currently an elementary school teacher in east oakland. i am a dreamer who is always grateful for past and present moments, yet always eager for the next adventure. forwards ever backwards never
blessed xx

PHILOSOPHY

"My formula for greatness in a human being is amor fati: that one wants nothing to be different, not forward, not backward, not in all eternity. Not merely bear what is necessary, still less conceal it... €”but love it."
- Friedrich Nietzsche

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted, surfed, and hope to do more of both in the future. I also attended a few CS meetings abroad.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hosted three times and surfed once and all were amazing experiences! I also did a lot of traveling while living in Spain and met some great people through CS while I was there (including all of my former flatmates in Granada!) I love to meet people from all over.

Interests

education, practicing mi español, natural light, the ocean, good music, good wine, writing, used bookstores, cozy coffee shops, taking photos, yoga, going on hikes, epic nights on the dance floor.

• writing
• dancing
• education
• wine
• coffee
• yoga
• meditation
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• hiking
• teaching
• sign language

Music, Movies, and Books

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Garden State, Requiem For a Dream, Y Tu Mamá También, The Fountain, Slumdog Millionaire

Radiohead, Burial, Disclosure, M83, Phantogram, James Blake, Jon Hopkins, Little Dragon, The Antlers, y mucho más. especially anything you can dance to.

The Alchemist, The Shadow of the Wind, White Oleander, 1984, Brave New World, Siddhartha, The War of Art

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

silent ten-day Vipassana meditation course, white-water rafting in Costa Rica, living in a small village in southern Spain

Teach, Learn, Share

i know some sign language and spanish and how to do lots of yoga postures :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Spain, United States