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Overview

  • 9 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning Tagalog
  • 36, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • ESL teacher, Spanish tutor, translator
  • Lewis and Clark College
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

I am currently in Kansas City living with my husband Dylan and our beautiful fluffy cat, Arthur. I love to travel, read, barter, meet people from different cultures, cook, eat, drink, watch movies, and dance!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love people...cultural exchange is great yada yada but what I like even more is the the process of getting to know someone new. Whether it's a new friendship or something more ephemeral.

I love the concept of reciprocity...I would like to be the kind of surfer who brings something to the experience, whether it's food or a night on the town! As a host I would love to share my food, my city (wherever I happen to be living at the time), my company!

Me gusta mucho conocer a la gente...tener un intercambio cultural es importante pero mas alla que esto lo que mas me gusta es el proceso de conocer a alguien nuevo...no importa si son nuevas amistades o encuentras mas fugaz.

Me encanta la idea de reciprocidad...quiero llevar algo a la experiencia de CS...comida, una noche de tomar y bailar! Como afitriona, cuando esta disponible mi couch me gusta compartir mi comida, mi ciudad, mi compania!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It's a beautiful thing to take somebody into your home. :)

Es una experiencia hermosa por ambos compartir tu casa con alguien.

Interests

Libraries, film, birds and bird watching, cycling, drawing and painting, running, Latin America, languages, backpacking, cooking, cats...

  • animals
  • cats
  • birds
  • books
  • poetry
  • beauty
  • dancing
  • dining
  • cooking
  • running
  • drinking
  • movies
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • hiking
  • cinema
  • libraries
  • bicycles
  • birdwatching

Music, Movies, and Books

I love Latin American music in general, and also rootsy stuff from the US. I also really really really love movies--art film, foreign film (if you’re from the US),
and even some of that pop!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

7 hour hike off the beaten path in the heights of Colca Canyon, Peru accompanied by a friend, a dog, and a kind 70 year old local who wanted nothing more than to share the beauty of his world.

Zipolite, Mexico. Yo, mi hamáca, mi bikini, un sol fuerte, música inolvidable y la costa mas hermosa y espiritual que he conocido.

Train ride all the way from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi and back with my family.

Pasar una tarde en el patio de un café de Sevilla, comiendo tapas y tomando vermut. A

Teach, Learn, Share

Inglés, Spanish, how to get the most out of your public library!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I would like to take hosts out for drinks, or cook them dinner. The whole idea of Couchsurfing is to meet new people and share time together.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Spain, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, United States

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