What about me? I am!!! That’s it. I live in this earth but try to remind myself that I’m a spirit traveling through this transitory life. In a conventional way I am a mom, a nurse, a left foot dancer 💃🏼, a dreamer and lover of loving people. I chose to see the cup half full and always the positive side. I have had my share of sh#tty aspects of life, so I appreciate even more what I have, but trying to keep a detached attitude anyways.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because it's a fun way to meet new people who can give you new perspectives on life. Also, I would like good karma to go around and come around. Life is good and precious and why not share the extra room we have upstairs!

Interests

• meditation
• reading
• music
• volunteering
• travel
• spirituality
• dining out
• family
• healthy lifestyle
• reiki
• dancing in the rain
• self growth
• peloton
• philantropy
• complimentary healing techniques

Music, Movies, and Books

I love music that makes me happy. I pay attention to the lyrics. Love Marc Anthony… he makes my feet move before my brain realizes it!!! I love reading anything spiritual like The Alchemist, Sidharta (probably my favorite), The Monk who sold his Ferrari, Three cups of tea (I know there was controversy but still like it!), The kite runner, The Seat of the Soul, The Surrender Experiment, The untethered soul; Wayne Dyer, Louise Hay, Michael Singer… Not much fiction although I used to like suspense novels from authors like Edgar Allan Poe and Agatha Christie, but I don’t like horror books or movies. I’m a spiritual seeker in a spiritual path. I want to evolve beyond being into contemplating. Easier said than done, I know. But I know I can get there. I like poetry as well. My dream is doing some international volunteer work either helping with my nursing skills or otherwise. I believe that those of us who have more, should help those who have less. It was just a chance of life that I was born in the privileged part of the world, I feel it's my moral duty to help those who need a break and anyways, I always get my spirit filled up with love in return! 💕

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

During the worst of COVID 2020-2021 a friend and I raised over $8000 which I then sent to Doctors Without Borders, Habitat for humanity, Smile train, Water for Africa, St Jude’s, etc. Local and international charities that helped me alleviate the stress of working in the hospital during those hard times. We raised that money by making and selling fabric face masks! 🙂 Physically, my biggest challenge has been that I hiked the Pico Turquino in Cuba (nobody told me I had to climb Pico Santiago and Pico Cuba to get to Turquino!!! 😂). Also last year (2024) I trekked the Anapurna mountain in Nepal (Himalayas) and walked the Camino de Santiago from Sarria. Am I the only one who didn’t care about getting a Compostela? 🤣 In Sept. 2022 I broke a mental barrier: I went to Italy for roughly two weeks on my own, took trains, buses and stayed in hostals sharing rooms with other travelers. I had a great time and I broke the fear of solo-traveling. For most of you, this is just the way it is, traveling alone, but for me this was a great fear that I conquered and I feel so good about it. Looking forward to my next solo trip, maybe some of you will host me! :-)
Also by now. We had hosted over 70 couch surfers in our home and we still love it!

Teach, Learn, Share

I used to teach English to low income day workers, I also taught Spanish to travelers in Guatemala. I love sharing my home and knowledge of my local area as well as my Peruvian cooking.
I love complimentary health therapies such as biomagnetism, reiki, meditation, aromatherapy, Thai massage... I love to learn new techniques and share the ones I know. If you know any complimentary therapy that I don't, I'm all ears... even if you know the ones I know. I'm very interested in all of this. I smudge my house often! haha! Trying to cleanse bad vibes and bring good ones!

What I Can Share with Hosts

A clean private bedroom. If I have time, I can cook one night for you but if it happens to fall in my work days I eat yogurt for dinner! Sorry!!! 😂 Also we can share friendly chats and information about the area where I live: New York City and the suburbs and just about life and stuff! As a clarification: I live in New Jersey, in a small charming town, but you wouldn’t be right in the middle of NYC. You would have to take a bus to my home: it’s about a 35-60 minute ride depending on which bus you take.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bolivia, Chile, Guatemala, Peru, Poland, United States