CURRENT MISSION

Meeting/making new friends everywhere I go!

ABOUT ME

I'm a little bit from everywhere... Born in Colombia, grew up in New York, went to school in North Carolina and now work/live in Brooklyn.

Love my family and friends, would do anything for them! Really enjoying doing little things to make their days better and to give them additional reasons to smile.

PHILOSOPHY

A great friend of mine, Eve, coined it best as the "Carolina Way"...

"Study hard, and work hard
Play hard
Keep an open mind
Take pride in yourself
--in your school
--in what you produce and the ways you help others.
If you make mistakes,
Make sure you learn from them.
And never give up—stay strong to the finish."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Would love to meet and greet new friends as a host and a surfer.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hosted a friend from college for over three months. It started out as a place to stay for a couple of days as he was just moving up to NYC from NC and needed a place. Ended up being like a third roommate for the time he was there.

Interests

-Love food/cooking/watching food shows
-Watching and playing sports (team handball, soccer, basketball, volleyball, etc.)
-Traveling, duh!
-Education
-Microfinance
-TED Talks

• education
• dining
• cooking
• traveling
• sports
• basketball
• soccer
• handball
• volleyball
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

movies: Man on Fire, City of God, The Green Mile, Training Day, Batman: The Dark Knight, Maria Full of Grace, The Lottery

shows: 24, 30 Rock, Glee, Top Chef, No Reservations, SportCenter, Triple D, Chopped, L&O SVU,

music: Lupe, Kid Cudi, Jay-Z, Usher, Boyz II Men, Bruno Mars, John Legend, Carlos Santana, Mana, Shakira, Rihana, Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Bob Marley, Postal Service, RHCP, Kings of Leon... too many to choose from! If you can move to it, I like it!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Helped raise millions of $$$ of capital for Microentreprenuers.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a second grade teacher by trade, so if there are any 6-8 y/o's that need to be educated I'm there! :)

Love sharing the game of (team) handball for those that are not familiar with it.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, Chile

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, Peru, United States