I love travelling and I have been searching for some friends who do the same. I have been to 28 countries and counting.

Just to clarify, am not interested on dating stuff as this is only meant to meet up fellow travel enthusiasts. Sharing stories with fellow travellers so we learn from each other.

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Benelinda Cortez Carino

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Am looking for friends who are passionate with travel, culture, geography, cuisine, others.
Willing to meet people who travel with a missionary heart too.

Also am looking for possible host in my future travels.

Interests

As I grow older, i discover more interests that I thought I would never do.
But we change, circumstances change. As my favorite adage goes, Change is the only permanent thing in this world. So, my interest keep increasing!

• writing
• singing
• baking
• gardening
• reading
• traveling
• music
• backpacking
• geography
• solo travel
• travel
• nature
• backpacker
• planting
• nature lover
• travelling around the world
• missions
• public speaking
• travelling and meeting new people
• bucket list
• psalm 2:8

Music, Movies, and Books

Christian music, Bible, Facing the Giants, Many more

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have done many unforgettable things during my travels.
One of which is the trip alone from Jordan to Israel where I travelled for 3 hours on a taxi. I have braved it and survived! It is safe afterall.

Spent my summer doing missions in different countries.
2017 and 2019 in Paris for the Summer of Service where I involved in Prayer for the sick on the streets.
Side trips to Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and Spain.

Spent 4 days in Iraq during the Covid time when travel was so difficult.

Spent half-month summer in Egypt in 2019 for a mission right after I arrived from my Paris mission trip. No time to rest

Spent 23 days mission trip in Israel/Palestine in 2018 right after I arrived from a conference in Indonesia. Tired yet kept going. My ultimate dream trip was Israel.

There are many more untold stories - scary, embarrassing, funny and am willing to share to travel enthusiasts who could identify with me.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share English, Filipino language. Willing to learn more languages, cooking the local cuisine and a lot more.

1. As an accountant, I have done setting up of accounts to some companies. I can share my nuggets of wisdom specially those who want to start business. Financial advise, Feasibility Studies, other related to business and accounting. ( If you are in Bahrain, I can endorse you to a company whom I am in partnership with to take care of bookkeeping, Auditing, VAT filing and others with affordable prices)
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The other side of me.

What I love to do the most? Serve God.

2. I am Pastoring a Filipino church so I have done many counselling.
If you need an adviser/counsellor, consider me as one.
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Special part of my heart:

3. I am an advocate of Sexual Purity. I encourage women to live life of purity until marriage.
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I am willing to meet with fellow CS and maybe host them. I limit hosting to women only or if man with his wife.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my happy personality. I am sociable and I am very conversant. Will be respectful of the House rules of my future cs hosts.
Hope I could easily find cs hosts in my future travels. I normally spend 2 -3 days in the countries I visit.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Macao, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Bahrain, Philippines