this is mainly my profile (Marta), I have been couch surfing since 2015. I have added Alejandro, my husband, to my account because we travel together. 👫 CURRENT MISSION saving money for traveling in 2024 ABOUT ME basics: I'm 32 years old. I was born and raised in Michigan 🇺🇸 until I was 10 years old, moved to Poland🇵🇱 for 8 years and moved back for college. bilingual in English and Polish. have been studying French for over 10 years. I plan on becoming a translator and interpreter. personality: ambitious. lazy. honest. loyal. funny. straightforward. talkative. curious. adventurous. clever. independent. open-minded. genuine. unique. good heart. different. weird. helpful. empathetic. understanding. realist. frugal. simple. respectful. organized. detail-oriented. observant. obsessions: travel. ✈️ Disney. sloths. 🦥 pineapple. 🍍chocolate.🍫 hedgehogs. 🦔 ice cream. 🍨 🌏 my dream in life is to travel the world. traveling is my obsession. 📚 🎥 bookworm and movie buff. love trying new things. you should try everything once in life. 🚫🔥 can't handle spicy foods. ☀️ summer and sunshine makes me happy. hate small talk. prefer to talk about interesting, deep, weird, taboo topics. 🌙 I’m a “look at the moon” type of person. philosophy: carpe diem. every day is a fresh start. we only have one life and tomorrow is never guaranteed. positivity is a choice. love yourself. never wait, every moment is a special occasion. everything happens for a reason. count your blessings. do makes you happy. life is short. you are in control of your life. most of my decisions are based on YOLO. Alejandro: You can call me Alex, I was born and raised in a town near Mexico City, since then I have lived in different cities within Mexico, 🇲🇽 the US of A 🇺🇸 and Canada, 🇨🇦I've recently started traveling as a means of exposing myself to and understanding different cultures and people to broaden my views on humanity and my perception, traveling to appreciate everything this world has to offer, which is a lot and a lifetime would not be enough :( I speak English and Spanish fluently, and a little bit of Polish. I've traveled to Fiji, Finland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, France and Colombia. I'm an Engineer, and so I love technology and trying to understand how things work, I also love the outdoors and the perspective of scale that being outside brings me, so I try to get out there as much as I can, I enjoy conversations where I can put my ideas and beliefs to the test, I tend to over think everything, I'm into stoicism, mountain biking, 🚴‍♂️ technology, self-experimenting, audio and music, photography 📷(portraits and nature) and the occasional beer with friends. 🍺