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Overview

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  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 53, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • Engineer
  • AS Degree
  • From Anahiem, CA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Create a sustainable society

ABOUT ME

Diana lives life as an endless adventure. She is a veteran engineer specializing in air conditioning and refrigeration systems. Currently in the marine industry in the south Florida area. In her youth she has traveled to over nine countries and has lived happily in three. She misses the life of when she was in the jungles of Chiapas and often wonders why the world has to be so selfish and full of greed. Ambitions to find a tropical climate on the beach and start a sustainable living community no matter where it is on the equator.

PHILOSOPHY

You either die 1 day at a time or all at once. Choose all at once and live for today.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm getting into the forums and enjoy reading other travelers notes. Also go to couch surfing events when in my area.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Haven't found anyone to host me so far... Good thing for hostels and craigslist. I've been to a few couch surfing gatherings and met a plethora of great people.

Interests

Travel (duh!), Chess, water sports - diving, kayaking, boating etc.,

  • boating
  • chess
  • reading
  • traveling
  • kayaking
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • sports
  • engineering
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
I like a wide range of music. Music I do NOT care for is rap or death metal.

To be more exact I mostly listen to rock and techno/dance/pop stations.

Here is a few artists you may recognize:
Celtic/Folklore: Loreena McKennit,
New age: Enigma, Enya, Vast, Gregorian Chanters,
Rock: Moody blues, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Van Halen, ZZ top, Tom Petty, Pink Floyd, Sugababes, Stephenwolf, Staind, Scorpions, Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Kid Rock,
Pop: Madonna, Michael Jackson, Jewel, Tatu,
Metal: Motley Crue, Ozzy Osbourne, Metalica, Flyleaf, Alice n Chains, Suicidal Tendencies, Dio, Megadeth, Godsmack, Tool,
Techno/Dance: Royksopp, Lio, Hillary Duff, Cicada, Faithless, Four Strings, Katy Perry, Persephone Bees, Lady GaGa, Tiesto,
Alternative: Body Rockers, Enrique Iglesias, Stereo Phonics, Teddybears, Ronald Jenkees.

Movies:
My favorite movies would be Avatar 3D IMAX, Shawshank Redemption, Lord of the Rings triology, Star Wars 4-6 (Harrison ford), Grand Torino, Madagascar (or any disney movie), The good the bad and the ugly, Meet the parents, Fried green tomatoes, Dawn of the dead (any zombie movie is cool).

TV shows:
I am super big fan Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern on the travel channel, I would kill to have his job. Man vs. Food and Anthony Bourdane is also pretty good. Also enjoy the History and Science Channel.

TV Series: House, Burn Notice, Stargate SG1/SGU, Fringe, White Collar, Heroes, Battle Star Galactica (the new series, NOT the old one), Caprica, LOST, and Two and a Half Men.

Books:
A Peoples History of the United States - Howard Zinn, Terry Brooks (fantasy), David Keirsey, Anthony Robins (self-help), Stephen King (Horror), John Grisham books, Ernest Holmes (Metaphysics) and contemporary romance novels.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Only one?

Lived with a mayan tribe in the jungles of Mexico.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, China, France, Guatemala, Iceland, Netherlands, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Mexico, United States

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