Hola a todos!

I'm Hannah, 27 year old Australian backpacker who has been living in Cali, Colombia for 6 months! I'm here learning salsa dancing (particularly salsa caleña) and also Spanish (todavía hablo español intermedio)

In January-June I plan to visit the Dominican Republic, Brazil, Argentina, Peru and Bolivia! I don't have set plans yet but I would love to do a mixture of couchsurfing, volunteering and a bit of English teaching along the way, before heading back to Cali for the second half of the year 😍

I've become obsessed with Latin dances, so I'm super excited to learn Dominican bachata, different styles of salsa in the Caribbean, samba and zouk in Brazil, and any others styles you can suggest! Bring it on!

Interests

• fashion
• music festivals
• salsa dancing
• bachata
• nightlife
• australian football
• beaches
• linguistics
• dance
• techno music
• disco
• thrift shopping
• dominican bachata
• bachata dancing
• salsa dance
• salsa cubana
• salsa caleña
• salsa línea
• bscha

Music, Movies, and Books

Currently fixated on latin music like salsa, guaracha, pachanga, vallenato, cumbia, bachata, reggaeton clásico, etc

-I have a playlist on spotify that is completely dedicated to "Dad Music", mostly Australian

-I love performing choreographed song and dance routines to Britney, Cher, Christina, Whitney, Diana, Anastacia, Gaga, all of the divas

-I love going to festivals and parties that play techno, disco, house, ghetto house, trance, psytrance, hardstyle etc

As for movies, my favourite movie of all time is the Sound of Music. Ask me about my Sound of Music tattoo.....

What I Can Share with Hosts

-my dance moves/basic salsa lessons
-English lessons and conversation practice
-Australian slang and culture lessons
-can assist with cooking, shopping and cleaning

-always keen to sit down and chat, go out, party, go sightseeing, just about anything!
-I can basically recite the movie The Sound of Music word for word for you, although this performance piece isn't very popular among friends, I have no idea why.....

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, El Salvador, England, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Colombia