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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
learn learn learn
ABOUT ME
I'm 26 and am from Columbia, South Carolina. I studied political science in Charleston. After graduating, I went to Lyon, France, to teach English for a year. It was a wild adventure c'etait parfait! Then I was a little bohemian slug...WWOOFed a bit, worked at an acupuncture clinic by day and wine bar by night...and chilled, a lot. In August 2011 I started a Master in Community and Regional Planning at the University of Texas...it's amazing and it's kickin' my butt!
My mother is from Uruguay and my father is American. Perhaps since I grew up in a bi-cultural family I have always been interested in foreign languages and culture.
PHILOSOPHY
Be kind for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle
- Plato
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I have surfed and hosted. This is such a great organization!
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I haven't participated much since returning from France :0 but all experiences have been good!
Interests
In general: npr, not watching tv, urban exploring, riding bikes, bird watching, tasty treats, international news...why not!?
some evolving interests: urban planning, obviously, architecture and design, finally learning more about modernism and getting over my obsession with Roccoco art, sewing, super hip music(oh yes), taking advantage of the great music scene in Austin
- birds
- arts
- culture
- architecture
- design
- wine
- news
- tv
- music
- languages
- political science
- science
Music, Movies, and Books
old jazz music of every sort, Velvet Underground, Sleigh Bells, LCD Soundsystem, Neon Indian, Toro y Moi, Hot Chip, Beach House, Grimes, Tribe Called Quest, Regina Spektor, Beastie Boys, Gorillaz, CCR, Gary Numan, The Shins, Buena Vista Social Club...
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
living and learning...it's pretty amazing to learn about things you never knew about...and it's even more amazing that there are always things to learn!
Teach, Learn, Share
I love languages because communication is the seed of teaching, learning and sharing.
Countries I’ve Visited
Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay
Countries I’ve Lived In
United States