My name is Viviana. I am Chilean and I have lived in different cities since I was born. I spent most of my adolescence in Iquique, in the north of Chile where I could enjoy the sea and nice dunes too. I also studied my career there. After I finished, I moved to Santiago where I applied for the Au pair program to USA. I stayed in Connecticut and Virginia for 2 years and it was a wonderful experience. I met nice people that are still my friends and I keep in touch with my host families as well. Since I returned to my country I have spent my days in the south of Chile. First, in Cobquecura where we can find a beautiful coast and good waves to surf.
Nowadays, I live in Estaquilla, Los Lagos region. I came here this summer with my boyfriend, we like life in nature so this is an incredible place with awesome landscapes to build our dreams of bio-construction and sustainable life. We like sharing, talking and doing things that contribute to our time and spirits. We are relaxed with schedules so if we have a plan and it doesn't work, there are many others we can do. We love animals, we have two dogs. We also like cooking and tasting good recipes. I don't eat meat, my boyfriend does.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like the idea of sharing ideas and ways of life. I also like listening and learning new perspectives and I think Couchsurfing is a perfect way of getting this. Besides, meeting new people is a good way of traveling with the mind and see places that I don't know yet. Couchsurfing is a good way for us to have a nice and cheaper traveling experience.

Interests

• animals
• reading
• traveling
• handcrafts
• construction
• painting and drawing
• trekking and camping
• singing and dancing

Music, Movies, and Books

I love music and I always try to update my playlist but some of my favorites ones are rock, cumbia, alternative music, musica andina, some movies soundtracks. Some of favorites groups are: Femina, Cuatro pesos de Propina, Kuervos del Sur, Curawaka, Pascuala y la Vaca, Son del Valle, Moby, mimicking birds, city and colour, The Cranberries, among others.

The Shape of Water is one of my favorite movies as well as The Odd life of Timothy Green.
Moonrise Kingdom, WALL-E, The Unicorn among others. I also like science fiction like Divergent and fantasy too.

Book: Women Who Run With the Wolves, Caminando La Transicion.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Trekking in the Huayna Picchu Mountain.
Start a life in the countryside/nature.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: flora and fauna of the place, composting, build a dry toilet, functioning of a rocket mass heater, abstract art, rainwater harvesting.

Learn: permaculture, knitting, painting, vegetarian recipes and baking.

Share: conversations, my home, beautiful landscapes, ideas, music, happiness, books, abstract art, my lovely dogs, among other things :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share travelling experience, life in the countryside, beautiful landscapes and local people, nice food preparations, talking about life and topics of interests. A friendly and kind home. A nice stay.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, France, Germany, Netherlands, Peru

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, United States