I am an aspiring architect, and I like to travel. I enjoy design, music, cities, and language learning.

I grew up in the south suburbs of Chicago, and used to live in Chicago. Currently in Ann Arbor for grad school.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am on a travel Facebook group (Girls Love Travel) and a few ladies said I should join. The best way to understand a place is to meet the people that live there. And to be a better designer, it's best to see as much as you can, no? So I hope to do that with CS.

Interests

-people!
-travel
-dance (salsa/bachata, swing, urban, etc)
-architecture
-hair
-music/live music
-food
-languages
-photography
-sketching

• culture
• architecture
• design
• hair care
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• traveling
• music
• museums

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: little of everything, but mainly
-R&B
-Hiphop
-Pop
-Jazz
-Gospel
-acoustic
-sad sounding music
so on...

Some of my favorite artists are: Nina Simone, Janelle Monae, Janet Jackson, Epik High, SHINee, Mali Music, Kendrick Lamar, Chance the Rapper, Noname, Crystal Kay, Zion.T, Tori Kelly, Fatai, TLC, Lauryn Hill, The Walls Group, BTS, Lecrae, etc...

Books: a bit embarrassing, but I haven't read many books lately. Mainly fiction books (dystopian future, magic/supernatural, etc)

Movies:
-action
-drama
-comedy
-animated
-(some) horror
-good movies

Some of my favorites are Inception, Wolf Boy, Disney movies (Inside Out, Up, Disney Princess movies, Lion King, etc), Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli films (Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, etc), Kill Bill, Guardians of the Galaxy, Wes Anderson films (Fantastic Mr. Fox, etc)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

During my pilgrimage through Ireland, I climbed Crough Patrick (with no training!); it's the mountain St. Patrick climbed before he started his ministry.

Visiting Ibaraki Church of the Light in Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan. I've dreamed of visiting this building for 4-5 years. Amazing use of light.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach
-card game I played growing up

Learn
-conversational in at least 5 languages (so far, learning Español, 日本語, 한국어).
-DSLR photography. I've been taking photos for 2 years, but I can always learn more

Share
-cook and bake. I'll try to cook a meal I grew up on, if you'll let me
-card games I grew up with (Uno, Egyptian Rat Screw, etc)
-travel stories; I have some good ones that'd be good to share.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Peru, South Korea, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States