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Overview

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  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning French
  • 30, Female
  • Member since 2015
  • Fine Arts Student
  • Junior at University
  • From Gresham, OR, USA
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About Me

I am an art student going to university in Washington, in the US. I'm currently studying abroad in France for a year to learn French for my French minor as well as travel a bunch!

I was born in Peru but moved to the US when I was 1. Thankfully I can still speak Spanish, although I feel I am forgetting it a bit! Practice is much needed.

I hope to be an illustrator or be a visual artist for an animation company some day, and my dream is to illustrate a children's book and publish a comic book (possibly even in french!). I believe that traveling is going to help me so much as an artist, and influence the stories I'm hoping to create.

I'm very shy and have a bit of social anxiety, but traveling abroad has helped so much with this, and I'm sure it will improve even more in the future as I continue to broaden my horizons.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'd like to visit many countries while I'm living in Europe, and Couchsurfing seems a much better option to hotels or hostels. There's so many lovely people around the world, and Couchsurfing is a great opportunity to meet some of them.

Unfortunately I'm unable to host people right now because I live in a dorm, but maybe someday!

Interests

I spend my free time reading, watching films and tv shows, and of course, drawing. I am especially passionate about animation and illustration.
I also like doing yoga, baking, singing, organizing my desk for 3 hours, and eating yummy food (especially sweets!)
I am very fond of animals, and I will try to pet every dog I see.

  • animals
  • pets
  • dogs
  • arts
  • books
  • singing
  • illustrations
  • dining
  • baking
  • yoga
  • movies
  • reading
  • tv
  • traveling
  • drawing
  • animation

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: It's difficult to list it all, but here are a few
-Daft Punk
-Beyonce
-Childish Gambino
-Marina and the Diamonds
-Film Soundtracks

Movies:
-Gravity
-Cloud Atlas
-The Princess Diaries
-Pacific Rim
-Spirited Away

Books:
-The Hobbit
-The Chronicles of Narnia
-Eragon
-The Circle Trilogy
-Blink
-Ender's Game
-The Mark of the Lion Series
-a bunch of comics

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to draw! Or I can just draw something for you.

I'd like to learn more about food! If you know any cool food facts please tell me. Actually, any cool facts about anything at all would be fantastic. I am a good listener and you can feel free to share whatever you like.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Again, I can draw you something cool! Well maybe not cool, but probably pretty.
I also love cleaning and organizing, so if you have something that needs organizing, I'd be happy to do it.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Croatia, France, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Peru, Puerto Rico, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Peru, United States

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