Hi! I grew up in Madrid but I found it too stressful, so I came to live in Gran Canaria 25 years ago. I'm really glad I did, people here are wonderful, they tell you "mi niña", "cariño", have a nice day, "cielo", nothing to do with big cities...
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I'm usually away in the summer, so you have better options to be hosted from September onwards.
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I like photography and video, although I'm not very much at it at the moment.
I started practicing Hatha yoga in 2016, and it's brought me peace of body and mind.

I became a vegetarian about 10 years ago after watching the documentary film "Earthlings" (terrícolas).

You can contact me by mail: isalafu@hotmail.com

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I would like to help people who are travelling and need a place to stay. I would like being helped when I travel and at the same time get to know different people, cultures and world vision. I think sharing is the best way to get all this.

Interests

Languages, photography, vegetarian food.
I love drawing, I only do "monigotes", but I find it fun and relaxing

• animals
• books
• photography
• documentaries
• dining
• vegetarian
• yoga
• pilates
• traveling
• drawing
• cycling
• swimming
• biology
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

I love opera, but also rock, pop, and romantic songs.

Movies: I love "David vs. Goliat" kind of movies, where the hero defeats the powerful guy.
I also like stories in which personal dignity is important, e.g. "La vita è bella, and movies about great teachers such as "Les choristes" (los chicos del coro).

Books: The little prince, One hundred years of solitude. I also recommend "The secret garden", written by Frances Hodgson Burnett in 1910. It's a lovely story about how a person can change once you give her enough love and attention.
I also find Ken Follett great: The pillars of the earth, Code to Zero (doble juego).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Working in Marine Biology rearing starfish. I remember my supervisor telling me once: "Isabel, throw that away, it's animal crap". He thought I had sampled fish shit. I ignored him and kept it... with time it turned out to be a starfish egg, which developed into a beautiful starfish!

I used to dive when I was living in Scotland. I experienced two amazing dives there: I saw a scallop (vieira) swimming away; in the other one we came over a "prairie" of brittlestars (ofiuras), absolutely unforgetable!!!

Teach, Learn, Share

I love learning languages with audiobooks and "books-books", made out of paper, I mean. Last year I read "The pillars of the Earth" in German and in English, and it was a great way to freshen up my German which was really rusty. The only thing... I learned old fashioned words, which people understand but sound a bit too formal sometimes ;)

What I Can Share with Hosts

In my spare time I could show you the town by bike - my boyfriend has two spare bikes, so we can all go bike-seeing!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Scotland, Switzerland, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Scotland, Spain, United States