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Hyattsville, Maryland, United States
@jacky-neri
Member since 2013
CURRENT MISSION To say/do something encouraging and meaningful in all of my interactions. Being fake is too much work. ABOUT ME Might engage you in an intellectual conversation, or just have a drink with you. Either one is fine :) PHILOSOPHY The best advice I have ever been given was also the simplest and I have tried to live by it every day since the first time I heard it when I was a 13 years old. "Work hard. Be nice."
Interested in Bars
Interested in Dining out
Fluent in English
Learning Italian
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I have not hosted anyone because I live in a small town, but I would be happy to. I plan on couch surfing more when I travel COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE Good so far.
Music, Movies, and Books
I love all kinds of music, movies, and books. I could never pick a favorite, but here is what comes to mind right now. If you ask me tomorrow, my answers will change. Movies: Seven Pounds, Pay it Forward, Like Water for Chocolate Book: Tuesdays with Morrie, The Little Prince, Borderlands/La Frontera Music: All kind of Spanish music, Afrobeats, Mumford and Sons, basically anything I can dance to or use on a work/study night
One Amazing Thing I've Done
I participated in various Human Rights marches in multiple cities across the US. My favorites have been a march for immigration reform in Chicago and a march for fair food and farmworkers' rights in Miami. The sense of unity and kindness you feel from complete strangers is so refreshing.
Teach, Learn, Share
I was a Spanish teacher so I can definitely teach anyone Spanish. However, I can share my knowledge of many other topics with anyone who is willing to listen. I am even more excited to learn from other people. Fun fact: The Spanish word for shoes is "zapato." The word for shoe in Bemba (Zambian language) is also "zapato." Colonization? Globalization? You decide.
My Interests
International movies, reading, yoga, going out for drinks, museums, site seeing.
