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Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
@marcela10144295
Member since 2013
CURRENT MISSION Swimming in Ukrainian sunflowers in no more than a year ABOUT ME I can't believe that after the endless college applications, cover letters and grant applications that I have written in my short life, I am still unable to find an answer to this question. PHILOSOPHY Take risks, be humble, challenge yourself, be humble... love and let yourself be loved.
Interested in Adventure Sports
Interested in Cooking
Fluent in English
1 Vouch
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I currently don't have a couch to offer, but I love the CS culture. I've been hosted by great people all over Europe and I hosted a couple of people when I lived in Paris. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE So far so good.
Music, Movies, and Books
Books: Pedro Paramo, The Republic, Anna Karenina, The little Prince, Hopscotch, Mr. President, Divine Comedy, The Open Veins of Latin America, Things Fall Apart, 1984, Letters to a Young Poet, Harry Potter... Movies: The best of youth, Cinema Paradiso, City of God, Amelie, The Motorcycle Diaries... and more.
One Amazing Thing I've Done
I participated in a 32Km cross-country skiing marathon in Austria and, out of hundreds and hundreds of people, I was the very last one to finish it. I made it to the local newspaper!
Teach, Learn, Share
I would love to learn about anything. I can teach languages (English, Spanish, French and Italian), basic guitar playing, A LOT about international politics (especially Europe and Latin America), Photography (Analog and digital - including editing, developing and printing), and Dancing (Basic ballet, West African Dance, modern and contact improv).
My Interests
Learning (anything there is to learn: from how volcanoes work, to how to juggle on a unicycle), Traveling, Rock Climbing, Cooking, Dancing (West African, ballet, modern, contact), Politics, Public Policy, Economics, International Relations, Development, Music, Photography (digital and analog), languages...
