Aloha,
My name is Jacqueline Mendoza. I am 28yrs old. My family is from El Salvador. I am first generation here in the US. I got my BA in communication disorders with an emphasis of American Sign Language interpreting. I like to live an adventurous spontaneous life. The five things I cannot live without is oxygen, love, family, food, and meeting new people. I have traveled all around California and I have once traveled to Maine. Well it was more sight seeing. My aunt was a truck driver so I joined her for the ride. I am not a picky eater so I eat pretty much anything. The strangest thing I ever ate was crickets.. 2+lb of them. It was awesome. I am a salsa dancer, belly dancer, and fire performer.
As a couchsurfer, I am flexible and easy going. I am accepting of many different lifestyles and belief system. My style of traveling is adventurous, romantic, responsible, and intellectual.

My favorite quotes
"Empty your mind. Be formless, shapeless, like WATER. You put water in a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put water into a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow, or it can crash.
Be water my friend."
-Bruce Lee
“If you hang out with chickens, you're going to cluck and if you hang out with eagles, you're going to fly.”
― Steve Maraboli
“Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.”
― Wayne W. Dyer

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I got a job offer on Oahu I was told all about couchsurfing and I would like to experience it.
I am couchsurfing because I would love to learn new things, experience a new culture, go with the flow, take a break from planning, learn about the area from the people who live there and best of all make new friends.

Interests

• salsa dancing
• hiking
• swimming
• biking
• hugs
• american sign language
• meet new people
• spontaneity
• physical activity
• bachata dancing
• whale watching
• bellydancer
• fire eater
• adventourous eater
• rbt
• phlebotomist
• ekg
• arabic drum
• traveling couple

Music, Movies, and Books

I like to watch a variety of movies from scary to adventurous . I love music from around the world even if I don't understand the lyric as long it has a catchy beat. I am not much of a story book reader but I like to read about science and nature related subjects.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I jumped out of a plane!!!!....skydiving of course :) It was amazingly fun.
Before I jumped I thought to myself that life is too short to not do CRAZY fun things.

Teach, Learn, Share

I work with children with autism. I love to teach/show others to have compassion/patience/respect for one another regardless of their differences.
I learn something new everyday everywhere I go.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love to share my food/cooking....
Sharing is caring right lol

Countries I’ve Visited

Mexico