Hola! I'm a Spanish Ph.D. student with a love for exploring diverse cultures, traveling, and gaining insights from different perspectives. I've got a degree in East Asian Studies, specializing in the Korean language, and a master's in teaching Spanish as a Second Language. I've lived in Spain, Ireland, Korea, and Japan. Currently in Spain, but starting April 1st, I'll be diving into a working holiday adventure in Japan!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

During all my experiences traveling going to host families I realize that the only and the best way to learn a language and find out about other cultures and countries, is sharing your travel experience with local people.

Interests

I love sports, traveling, cooking (I'm vegetarian and food is my pasion and I would love to try other international kitchens and I just love trying new kind of flavors).
I love meeting new people and making new friends, learning new things and I'm always trying to find new experiences.

• culture
• cooking
• vegetarian
• vegan
• sports
• rugby
• swimming
• international relations
• languages
• sociology
• adventure travel
• meeting new people
• international food

Music, Movies, and Books

I really like thriller and philological films, and also gore and comedia ones 😅.
Some of my favorites are Truman show, Forgotten, The room, Rec or The Orphan.
I really like any crimal series, programs and documentaries. I also likes to watch documentaries which talks about the reality in some countries (for example el Salvador war, about north korea, poverty in African and undeveloped countries, women role in Asian countries etc)
About music I'm really open minded and I like most of the gender except some electro music. But I like hip hop, rap, pop, nu metal, rock or even some traditional korean music etc, so I really in to international music: french, german, indonesian, russian, turkish, irish, korean, chinese, british, american, etcccetc (even nk🫨🤫🤐)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I went to a summer camp in Switzerland when I was 13 without knowing any french and when I arrived everyone were french. At the start I just wanted to go away from there, but it taught me to don't give up easily because at the end I made such a good friends and I started to learn to interact with other people even though if you don't speak the same language.

Two years later I really wanted to do an exchange, so I started to look for exchange websites (by myself because at the start my parents thought that I was saying it as a joke) and i found a site where I met a girl from Paris. Since that summer (2013) I've been going every year to her house and then she comes to mine. With her and her scout friends I've done many things that I have never imagine I would able to do: We went to corse, to a jamboree with more than 25000 people from all around the world, also we expent 3 days with just 10 euros in Germany asking people to an accommodation, we spend a night sleeping under the starts, and maaaany other stuffs and adventures.

As I'm always trying to find new experiences I said to myself why not go out of the country for an academic year, so again I started to looking for many websites and organization that accepted me for the next academic year, it was June and every companies closed the places, except two but one denied me because of my poor English (yes I know that my english still sucking but I was muuuuuch worst). So I stayed in a lovely host family for a year and I had been studying in an Irish high school even though I didn't know anyone over and neither the language at all. This helped me to be more independent, tolerant and mature, and to know how to interact and communicate with people.

In 2017 received an scholarship to study in Seoul. One girl that I met by this app host me for a month and I was the best experience I have never life. During Covid I received another scholarship to go to Korea again to study even though i wasnt sure to come or not I decided to come and it was the best decision i've ever done. Over there I started to teach Spanish and I felt in love with teach not only my language but also my culture. Once I came back from Korea I started my masters degree and moved to Japan for an internship in a Spanish language school. Right now I’m pursuing a PhD in Applied Linguistics for Language Teaching.

I just realize that it said one amazing thing I have done..... But thanks for read it I'm quite talkative ouppsss

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd be delighted to introduce you to my culture, language, and cuisine. Let me teach you how to cook a Spanish omelette, "tortilla de patatas," paellas, churros, and more! I can also share my experiences living in Ireland, along with some amusing anecdotes from my time in Korea, Japan, and with my French scout group. While I may seem shy initially, I quickly become confident and transform into an outgoing person. Some describe me as a bit crazy, yet responsible, kind, and generous.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can teach you some spanish language and culture, sharing experiences and cooking some spanish food to you!

Countries I’ve Visited

China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malta, Qatar, South Korea, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, Japan, South Korea, Spain