CURRENT MISSION

To be happy

ABOUT ME

I am a traveler by nature and am not sure where I feel most at home. I have moved around a lot in the past few years and am looking for a place to settle, at least for a while! I've worked for NGOs in Africa and the Caribbean and have recently relocated for Mozambique for work. I plan to be here for 2 years.

PHILOSOPHY

Be the change you wish to see in the world. -Ghandi
Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today. - James Dean.
Ama la vida que vives y vive la vida que amas.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have surfed a few people's couches, hosted some others, and generally met great people through CS.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I was couchsurfing before I knew there was a term and website dedicated to it. I remember meeting locals and expats in many countries - Mexico, Costa Rica, Laos, Kenya, Mozambique - who opened their doors and their lives to me. I also hosted people when I lived in Kenya and the Dominican Republic. I recently joined CS and have surfed couches in Canada and Ireland - both great experiences with wonderful hosts!

Interests

Traveling, languages, music, food, diving, nature, international politics, activism, development work, meeting people...

• concerts
• dining
• cooking
• politics
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• guitar
• scuba diving
• languages
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I love West African (Salif Keita, Ali Farka Touré, Habib Koité, Oumou Sangaré, Rokia Traoré, etc.), Latin (Maná, Juanes, Los Aterciopelados, Juan Luis Guerra, Manu Chao, salsa and bachata, etc.) and Haitian music (all konpa)
Writers: Isabel Allende (La Casa de los Espiritus, Eva Luna, Los Cuentos de Eva Luna), Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Cien Años de Soledad, El Amor en Los Tiempos de Cólera), Ryszard Kapuściński (Ebène), Edwidge Danticat (Dew Breaker, Krik? Krak!), Jorge Amado (Capitaes da Areia), Pablo Neruda, Mario Vargas Llosa (La Fiesta del Chivo)
Movies: Amores Perros, Amélie, La Vita é Bella

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Diving with manta rays in Mozambique...Traveling for a year in Africa...working in South Sudan and seeing the so-called transition from war to peace...getting lost in a Costa Rican rain forest...meeting people all over Latin America, with friendships that have remained until today...Seeing Maná in concert...working in Haiti and the Dominican Republic...the strong and beautiful people of Burma...Reaching Lake Turkana by matatu...working in a Kenyan orphanage...meeting AIDS activists...hitchhiking along the coast of South Africa...the mosque in Djenne, Mali...

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you some languages such as Spanish and Swahili. I can also teach you how to cook some dishes.

I would love to learn how to play the guitar...

I love to share views of the world and life...

Countries I’ve Visited

Angola, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Laos, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, Peru, Poland, Puerto Rico, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Dominican Republic, Kenya, Mozambique, United Kingdom, United States

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