ABOUT ME

I'm an easy-going graduate student, studying Spanish literature and translation theory/practice, in Barcelona this summer to learn Catalan. I lived in Granada for a while as an undergraduate, and taught English lessons in a high school near Córdoba. I love cheese and think French Bulldogs are exquisite creatures.

PHILOSOPHY

"There are only two mantras, yum and yuck, mine is yum." -Tom Robbins

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I don't have much experience CouchSurfing yet, but I love to travel and share experience with new people from different corners of the world, so I guess this is for me!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Have previously couchsurfed in Portugal for brief periods of time, but other than that am fairly new to this.

Interests

Writing, translation, reading, Spain, Latin America, adventures, travel, laughing, cheese, feminism, coffee, wine, exploring, nature, hiking, small pleasures, arriving to places for the very first time

• writing
• literature
• womens rights
• wine
• cheese
• coffee
• reading
• traveling
• hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Carlos Fuentes, Julio Cortázar, JL Borges, Juan Rulfo, Luis Martin-Santos, Leopoldo María Panero, Cristina Peri Rossi, Juan José Millás, Valeria Luiselli, Luisa Valenzuela, Cesar Aira, Lorrie Moore, George Saunders, David Sedaris, Dave Eggers, Zadie Smith, Kurt Vonnegut, Mary Oliver

Movies: Into the Wild, American Beauty, Relatos salvajes, Bridesmaids, Annie Hall

TV: Broad City, Transparent, Mad Men

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once hiked into the middle of a volcano crater at 3 in the morning in Indonesia to see natural blue fire spit out of the bowels of the Earth!
It's also amazing that I haven't dropped out of grad school yet to go live in Spain forever.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share English-speaking practice, fun conversation, wine!

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Ecuador, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Martinique, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States