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Overview
About Me
I'm a very happy and loving person. I love to travel, learn about different cultures and experience little adventures. I also love to enrich my knowledge, which is why I've always liked to visit different places, read about history and talk to people about their own story.
Currently I'm studying pedagogy online, since I like very much working with kids and have always been interested in that matter. I'm also working as an au pair (live in nanny) with a family in the south of California. I'm enjoying a lot this experience, because I get to visit mean new places, make friends from all over the world who are doing the same as me and I also make a beautiful relationship with my "second family" in California.
I love reading, walking, being outside, going to the beach, traveling, dancing and taking pictures.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
I'm couch surfing for many reasons. I think it is an incredible opportunity for me to travel, to meet new people (specially locals), make new friends and to open my mind to different cultures.
The job I have right now allows me to travel, and meet a lot of new places, but I have a low income, which is why Couchsurfing is such a great option for me; but I love this way of traveling, and I'm sure that once I have my own place (now I live with a family that host's me) I will join the program to host travelers from all around the world.
Interests
I've always loved arts, and I spent my last six years in an arts school in Mexico, where I studied ballet and contemporary dance. I also learned lots of things about art in general and I enjoyed it a lot.
I love reading, walking, being outside, going to the beach, traveling, dancing and taking pictures. I also enjoy riding the bike, which I usually do a couple times a week.
- arts
- performing arts
- dancing
- ballet dancing
- walking
- movies
- reading
- traveling
- jazz
- cycling
- surfing
- history
- au-pair
- beaches
Music, Movies, and Books
Favorite books... I would say, I love Harry Potter, Anna Karenina, Little women, all of Jane Austen, Sherlock Holmes (Conan Doyle's books are my hit!), Socrate's literature is very good (I read it for school)
Movies... (I'm very cheesy with movies, sorry), I love Mamma Mia, Across the Universe, old german movies, musicals
Music.... Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The lumineers, First Aid Kit, Birdy, ABBA, and again, musicals: Bob Fosse's musical music, West Side Story, etc.
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
I would say dancing. Since that is one of the things I love the most, every single performance has been amazing for me.
A year ago I directed with my classmates a Bob Fosse show (He's the one from the movies Chicago, All that jazz, etc.), I think that was one of the best experiences in my life.
Countries I’ve Visited
Austria, Cuba, Germany, Mexico, Spain, United States
Countries I’ve Lived In
Germany, Mexico, Spain