ABOUT ME

Art historian and sound designer in Vienna since 2014.

I grew-up between Mexico City and California and somehow ended up spending most of my early 20's in the Middle East.

Four languages (and counting) and many countries later; travel is still the ultimate force of my life.

PHILOSOPHY

Expect the unexpected. I would have never imagined even two months ago I would to be living in Vienna or Dhofar province or Syria in 2010.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host, I surf, and I help.

Interests

I love art + cinema, reading in cafes all day long, learning new languages, improving my Arabic, cooking dishes from around the world, playing with cats (I'm leaving my two cats, Lola & Spots in California), and when money and space allows, collecting 1960's records from around the world.

• art history
• art
• food

Music, Movies, and Books

Some Movies: Red Desert, Pierrot le Fou, Raise the Red Lantern, Chungking Express, Belle de Jour, Elevator to the Gallows, Stranger Than Paradise; The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and His Lover. Werner Herzog documentaries.

Music: Serge Gainsbourg, Broadcast, Max Richter, and assorted 60's & 70's international pop from all over the world- France Gall, Selda, Jun Mayuzumi.

Books: I'm a huge literary nerd. Its my goal to read books from every country around the world; as of now, I have read novels from 100+ countries.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Motorcycled in the Indian high summer on a royal enfield motorcycle to Karni Mata, the world's only living rat temple

- Lived in Damascus, Syria at the beginnings of the Arab Spring

- Enjoyed camel milk cocktails at the top of Burj al Araab in Dubai surrounded by good friends and crush who turned into my boyfriend.

- My dance moves won over the hearts and madame of a shady, late night cabaret in Cairo

- Bought a random ticket to anywhere in the world (I chose Ethiopia) departing ON THE SAME DAY and left 6 hours later

- Hitchhiking Jordan with Jordanian college students complete with driving a top speeds on the hills of Amman and 1 A.M. shwarma dinner

- Exorcism in Cairo

- Road-trip from California through Northern Mexico and Narco-land with my mom

What I Can Share with Hosts

Art History + Culture: Chances are if I am CSing, I have plans for museums and culture. I am an art historian and love showing/teaching/experiencing art while I travel. Examples from CS include: an early Christian church on a rock in Cairo, 1st female designed mosque in Istanbul, and wooden mosques in rural Lithuania.

Cooking: I am an avid cook and would love to cook together or enjoy good food.

Mix CDs: Exchange, share, and making complete with some found art cards. I love pen pals; I've been sending mixes to far away friends before couchsurfing and using the internet oh so many years ago.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, Nepal, Netherlands, Oman, Poland, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Mexico, Oman, Syrian Arab Republic, United States

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