Hii :) I'm Marta. People describe me as a nice girl, a bit clumsy, but with the will to learn from life and people everywhere I go. I'm a person in seek of connection with intention in my world.
I studied Sociology because I wanted to understand why I felt different from the society norm and ended up complementing it with environmental education since I found in nature all the answers I want. Now I work as a guide tour in the stunning Cuenca region and part time international travel educator and manager.

What else can I say? I love music in all kinds of forms. Listening, dancing, playing, singing. I need to read, write or paint in a weekly basis if I don't want to start to feel outside of myself. I'm into movement, yoga, meditation, dance and hiking. I also embrace absurdity and contradiction as part of our human nature. And I've been a loner in search of community. That's what couchsurfing has given me. A place of genuine persons with inspiring stories that has lead me to explore my own.

Now, my heart is in a lot of places at the same time. Social and Nature Photography is now a huge part of my life. A little of my work: https://iworking.es/exposicion/martagonzalez/

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love to meet people, to form nice bonds, to help each other grow and to create nice memories together. Couchsurfing has taught me a more responsible, funny but also mature way of traveling.
To be able to remember a place, not only because of its beauty but because its people too. The ones who made the trip unforgettable. There's this unique and intimate feeling that you get. I will always be grateful and try to replicate it whenever I go.

Interests

sunsets

• photography
• hiking
• anthropology
• history
• philosophy
• trekking
• people
• mushrooms
• trees

Music, Movies, and Books

I like to make playlists to my friends.

A lot of nature, social, political, cultural documentaries -Dziga Vertov- , The Office, Fleabag and Arrested Development.

Herman Hesse, Pizarnik, Sartre, Ortega y Gasset, Benedetti, Camus, Pío Baroja, Schopenhauer, Cortazar, H Miller, Thoureau, Whitman, Castañeda, Harari, Bauman, Erich Fromm

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

some things that has been amazing for me are
my first solo trip in Colombia and all the stories that I'll carry with me forever
I painted a community mural in Costa Rica with kids from the village,
I worked in LA taking christmas pictures to cats and dogs. That's just random

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach spanish, share some recipes, piano lessons, playlists, art, dance, share experiences, laughs, history, wine or tea.
we can chat about life and take a walk.

What I Can Share with Hosts

i can offer a safe space to talk about anything and be yourself. I'm not here to judge anyone nor to take advantage of the hospitality of the persons that help me, so I love to be a nice memory and at least increase a little bit the wellness of my host.
The best I can do is to be myself and hope that we can be good friends!
If it's okay with my host, I also like to cook a traditional meal as a form of expressing how grateful I'm.

Countries I’ve Visited

Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Guatemala, India, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Switzerland, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, Spain