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Overview

  • 1 reference 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning Portuguese
  • 39, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • cook
  • No education listed
  • From Tampa, FL- USA
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About Me

MISSION:
(Español abajo) I want to meet everyday people from the places I visit. I want to share a piece of my world and I want to know yours. I hope you show me where the yummy food is as well. ; )
I'm a 30 year old woman living in Tampa, FL. I'm a proud Latina who loves her family and friends dearly. My parents are from Peru, and I try to visit every few years. I've been a line cook for the past 3 years and do a lot of pastry on my free time- even selling what I make when possible. I'm very inspired by food and plan on making it a career. Also dear to me are farmworker and immigrant rights. I've also recently gotten involved in the Black Lives Matter movement against police brutality. I organize with others around these issues when I am able to. Biking, travel, NYC, parks, dancing and my sweet, sweet dog Petunia are other happy things in my life that I'd like to continue to have near me. I can't describe my self too well in a forum like this but that's a little idea. ~ Fairness. Family. Friends. Food. ~ // Soy del Estados Unidos (Estados Jodidos ), tengo 29 años y mis padres son del Peru. Soy cocinera y por muchos años fui organizadora política. Pero como me empasiona la comida, especialmente la repostería, estoy tratando de hacerlo carrera ahora. Me encanta bailar, andar en mi bici, amo a mi perrita Petunia, me importa mucho las causas en apollo de los inmigrantes y trabajadores del campo, y los esfuerzos contra el abuso de la policía contra la gente civil. No puedo describir me muy bien en un foro como este pero te da un idea. ; )

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Depending on the time of year, I can house 1-2 people. My place is teeny tiny, but if you only plan to sleep here, or just hang out for a little while then it's ok. I'm also very happy to just meet up! // Mi lugar es chiquitito, pero puedo tener hasta 2 personas.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm pretty new so I haven't yet participated, but I'm looking forward to it! I have plenty of friends who have and they said it is great! // Soy nueva con el CS, pero mis amigos me dicen que es my chevre. A ver quien conozco!

Interests

Cooking & baking! // cocinar y repostería!
Wandering and taking photos // andar sin destino tomando fotos
Walking in the city// caminando la ciudad
Indy films// peles independientes
Biking// andar en bici
Dogs// perros
Hanging out in parks// pasar tiempo en parques

  • dogs
  • fashion
  • dancing
  • dining
  • cooking
  • baking
  • yoga
  • walking
  • drinking
  • thrifting
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • live music
  • cycling
  • emergency services
  • parks

Music, Movies, and Books

Here are a few-

Movies: Pulp Fiction, ATL, mostly indy dramas, Romeo and Juliet
Music: hip hop, neo soul, psych, bossa nova, regeatton mucho mucho...
Books: Kitchen Confidentials, cook books, autobiographies

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've driven through most of my state of FL, lived in a migrant worker community, visited family in Peru, traveled with my father in Europe, been to the red woods, hiked in Cusco, Peru, climbed a large water tower, been to Mexico, driven almost cross-country working with FL tomato pickers on one of the most successful campaigns and have been transformed by it, moved to Boston to organize with janitors at Harvard and now working as a cook and *loving* it. I know this is more than one... // He manejado por casi todo el estado de la Florida; viví en una comunidad de trabajadores migrantes luchando con ellos en su campaña; visitado Perú para ver a familia; fui a Europa con mi papa, he visitado los "red woods" en California; trabaje con trabajadores de limpieza de Harvard en su sindicato para mejores sueldos u beneficios; soy cocinera y me encanta.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach organizing skills to build people power and cooking and baking techniques. // puedo enseñar herramientas para organiza políticamente; encerar como cocinar y hacer repostería.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Local places to eat, dance, see live music. Food, a drink. // lugares locales para comer, bailar, ver música en vivo. Comida, un trágito.

Countries I’ve Visited

Costa Rica, England, Peru, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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