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Stanford, California, United States
@natasha-abadilla
Member since 2015
I'm currently a med student in California trying to appease my travel bug while still being in school. I call Hawaii, California, and Kenya home, and I've also been to the Philippines, Japan, South Korea, Guatemala, Switzerland, England, Dubai, Germany, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Sudan, and Australia. If I had all the money in the world, my list of countries would be thirty times longer!
Interested in Baking
Interested in Cooking
Fluent in English
Learning Swahili
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
I'm on Couchsurfing because I've been bitten by the travel bug, and I like meeting new people from around the world. I've had great experiences being hosted and hosting others :)
Music, Movies, and Books
Music: Reggae, Country and some of the new stuff - anything with a good beat! Movies: All-time favorites are Shawshank Redemption, A Beautiful Mind, and the Princess Bride Books: The Giver (Lois Lowry), How to Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee), Book Thief, (Marcus Zusak), 1984 (George Orwell), The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald), and Nineteen Minutes (Jodi Picoult)
One Amazing Thing I've Done
I worked and lived in Kenya for two years between undergrad and med school!
Teach, Learn, Share
Teach: The hula - I've been dancing since I was a child! Learn: New languages, new recipes, new cultures Share: Stories, experiences, see below!
What I Can Share With Hosts
I can share my unique perspective on the world - I was raised in a small town in Hawaii, so besides teaching you how to hula, I'll be able to share the unique Aloha Spirit that you can only find there. My parents immigrated from the Philippines when they were young, so I've always lived with a strong sense of Filipino culture. I've traveled as a public health volunteer and worker, and lived in Kenya for two years working in the public health sector, so I've had the privilege to have seen many things and met many amazing people.
My Interests
TRAVEL, public health, community health, creative writing, reading, baking, surfing, hiking, running
