CURRENT MISSION

keep trying new things

ABOUT ME

Hi, I´m Tess and I just graduated from UC Berkeley, studying cultural anthropology and music. Now I am working and living in Buenos Aires. I love people in general! People are what make life interesting and most of what I know about myself comes from my friends and family. I´m definitely a laid back person and get along with everyone. I value friends above everything else and we always have a good time.
I spent 6 months (Fall 2009) studying in Sao Paulo and had an amazing experience. I'll be back in Sao Paulo in a year (for work) and am enjoying my adventurous post-college life :)

PHILOSOPHY

"To understand just one life, you have to swallow the world." -Salman Rushdie

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

My sister found out about this community and we stayed with CS throughout Europe for 3 weeks and for a couple weeks in Brazil. The people we met were incredible and helped us have a more meaningful experience than the average tourist.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Read the participation part :)

Interests

Music, trumpet, learning to dance, trying new things, anything outdoors, sports, drum and bugle corps (SCV), volunteering, "it´s a small world moments"

• dancing
• music
• trumpet
• outdoor activities
• sports
• anthropology
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Crash, Boondock Saints, Reservoir Dogs, Pay It Forward, Fight Club, Garden State, Juno, 10 Things I Hate About You, He's Just Not That Into You, The Hangover, Star Trek, Little Miss Sunshine

Music: Jazz, Arturo Sandoval, Wynton Marsalis, Lee Morgan, Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat band, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, Matchbox Twenty, Journey, Train, Billy Joel, Cake, Sublime, Coldplay, instrumental movie soundtracks, John Mayer, drum corps, sarah bareilles, Beyonce, John Legend. I love most live music

Books: The Feminine Mystique, Kite Runner, The Bell Jar, The Great Gatsby, This is Your Brain on Music, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Harry Potter

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I´ve been doing this thing called drum corps for 3 years; it´s hard to describe, but basically I´m a part of this huge marching ensemble that travels around the country (like 30 states in 3 months) on buses, sleeping on gymnasium floors, and rehearsing 12 hours a day. It´s the hardest thing that I´ve ever done, but also probably the coolest.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, France, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Brazil

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