Hey there! It’s Estel :) if we become friends you can also call me Apel
I was born in Barcelona and raised in a little village close to Girona, Catalonia. I had to move to the capital to study in the university. I had the opportunity to study the thing I always wanted to study. I enjoyed a lot living in the city, but I've always knew my place was not there. So now I'm back in the town.

I think my passion is to learn, about everything. I’m usually an introvert but also I like to be around people which I’m comfortable with. I also love to travel. I'm not a big fan of cities and I always try to experience the countryside of everywhere I go.

I'm a really simply person. I love nature and animals. I'm really independent and calm. I try to experience the reality of the places where I go.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

because it's simply nice

Can you give me a good reason not to be on it?

Interests

From sleeping to practice karate.
From playing the drums to listen opera.
From science to arts.

I really enjoy to travel alone (also with good company), meet new people, have a good conversation.

I LOVE NATURE.

• arts
• culture
• books
• photography
• human rights
• yoga
• movies
• traveling
• music
• drums
• backpacking
• medicine
• science
• social science
• food
• cinema
• nature
• public health
• whales
• karate
• international development
• ashtanga yoga

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: listen to Laura, angelical sound :D ...
Movies: Into the wild, The Shawshank Redemption, I Origins, Big fish...
Books: Typescript of the Second Origin, The perfume, Brave New World, 1984, The Catcher in the Rye, Nine Stories...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Watching whales in their natural habitat (I love whales)
- Discovering Southamerica
- Going around Switzerland by train (on winter)
- Keeping calm while they we’re robbing me
- Showing the nearest city (Girona) to my first host (Khalid)
- Sunrise in Slovenia, covered in blankets (was really cold)
- Roadtrip around Provence with my family
- Keeping friends from around the world (but I miss them)
- Experienced different healthcare systems
- Teleferico in La Paz (thanks to my couchsurfing host Beto)
- Teaching catalan to kids (I love to teach)
- Being invited to play “petanca”+drinks in a little village in France
- Learned how to work with ceramics
- Experienced Jāni in Latvia (summer solstice festival, thank you Laima)

Teach, Learn, Share

- I can teach you some catalan (beautiful language I'm proud to call my mother language) :)
- How to make good catalan dishes (we can try)
- My time to be friends
- Two ears very interested on hearing to your story

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Canada, Slovenia, Spain