CURRENT MISSION

Help others discover their passions and reach their full potential- especially our youth!

ABOUT ME

I'm an adventurist at heart. LOVE to travel. Started my own company three years ago- a bilingual magazine for youth - "Motivos" after working at universities and in publishing for 10 yrs. Fun! I enjoy kayaking, scuba diving (I'm a dive master), and hiking. I love learning about other cultures and languages. Lived in Japan for a year in high school, voyaged around the world by ship in college, worked in Australia and Spain after college, went on professional exchange to Mexico a few years later... yep, love traveling and learning and growing... speak Spanish and Japanese in addition to my mother tongue. Been to over 35 countries... trying to keep up with the number of year I've been on God's beautiful earth. :P

PHILOSOPHY

Will outweighs skill every time
It's not being in the right place at the right time, it's being everywhere all the time that helps!
Never cease to be amazed by the little things in life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hosted, I've been hosted.

Interests

learning about other cultures and languages
outdoor activities- scuba diving, kayaking, sailing, hang gliding, hiking, bicyling
Latin and South American cultures
Spanish and Japanese languages and cultures

• photography
• marathon
• crafts
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• kayaking
• scuba diving
• sailing
• hang gliding
• business
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Book: Sister Chicas by Lisa Alvarado, Ann Hagman Cardinal, and Jane Alberdeston Corlin
Movie: Shawshank Redemption, Circle of Friends, Sound of Music, As Good as It Gets
Music: Juanes, Julieta Venegas, R.E.M, Peter Gabriel, U2

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hang gliding in New Zealand right where Lord of the Rings was filmed- BEAUTIFUL!

Ran the NYC marathon. Awesome. One marathon was enough for me though! :)

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: how to write your name in Japanese; the pros and cons of starting your own business- questions to ask yourself before you make the plunge and occasionally after you've made the plunge; how to make a lot from a little- I'm extremely skilled at being resourceful; how to scuba dive
Learn: continue learning Spanish, learn more about photography, how to make hand crafts and foods unique to different cultures and places

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