Hello there! My name is Paloma Wiethorn Kochan, I am a Brazilian who has just graduated with a double-major in International Relations and Political Science at the University of New Mexico. My dream and goal is to work with refugees and Human Rights. Meanwhile I'll spend every single penny I have on traveling!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

From experience, I can say that staying with locals is the best way to get to know a place. You meet real people, you experience the real daily life of the locals. Couchsurfing not only provides travelers the opportunity to save money but a chance to get to know what real traveling and adventure is.

Interests

* TRAVELING
*Sports (all kinds, from chess to bungee-jumping)
*Music
*Movies
*Languages
*Politics
*International Relations

• human rights
• modeling
• politics
• movies
• chess
• traveling
• music
• bungee jumping
• sports
• international relations
• languages
• political science
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Ben Howard, Kings of Leon, Sublime.

Movie: Into the Wild; Lords of Dogtown; Pulp Fiction

Book: Into the Wild; On the Road

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Being selected to go to the 2015 Harvard World Model United Nations in South Korea and the 2016 Harvard World Model United Nations in Rome.

Teach, Learn, Share

My family and my experiences make me who I am today. I am on an endless learning process. I hope to learn with those who host me and the people I meet along the way.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I would love to sit down to drink a great cup of coffee and talk about our traveling experiences. I also love talking about cultures, languages, politics. Anything, really!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Paraguay, Poland, Slovakia, South Korea, Switzerland, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, United States