I'm a very cheery and friendly person! My friends would describe me as welcoming and warm, but I would like to think that I'm also funny. I went to UC Santa Cruz, majored in Language Studies with my concentration in French. I am very interested in languages and believe that a language has more than a linguistic component to it. It is part of a culture as well as a persons identity.

Did you know the average person laughs fifteen times per day?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm Couchsurfing so I can meet new people from various backgrounds and cultures! :)

Interests

Cooking/Baking: some of my favorite things to bake are cookies, cheesecake, red velvet cupcakes, banana bread, pies, and brownies

Foreign Films: my favorite films are Amelie, Malena, Like Water for Chocolate, The Chorist, Kolya, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy

Foreign Languages: I know English, Spanish, and French, but can also read a little bit of Hebrew.

Music: I enjoy going to concerts and other music festivals!

Hiking/Camping: I go hiking or go running in the forest about twice a week in the Santa Cruz Redwood Forest.

Volunteering: I enjoy helping children and elderly :)

• culture
• concerts
• music festivals
• festivals
• cooking
• chocolate
• baking
• running
• movies
• music
• hiking
• camping
• languages
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Forrest Gump, The Parent Trap

Music: Nada Surf, Maroon 5, The Killers, Muse,Tenth Avenue North, Lady Antebellum, etc. A little bit of everything, but mainly Indie/Alternative.

Books: The Kite Runner, 1984, Never Let Me Go, Sociolinguistics, Como Agua para Chocolate, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Waking up at dawn to climb up to Machu Picchu! :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I enjoy cooking and baking so I can teach you some delicious dishes if we have time! If you're 21 we can go to some bars downtown.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Right now you would have to sleep in my room on my floor. I have a sleeping bag I can let you borrow for the night if you don't have any sleeping materials. I don't have extra keys to my place and I usually don't have a set schedule except for when I have work so you'd have to leave my place when I leave.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, France, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, France, United States