Hi, I’m Joanne! I’m a Filipina and I used to be based in South America. It’s my dream to be a multilingual traveling teacher and that was one reason behind the move to thousands of kilometers away from home. I’ll be starting a new chapter in Europe soon as I got accepted to an exciting master’s program in Madrid. Really stoked to make new friends and create more memories through Couchsurfing!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

For a more authentic experience and to develop meaningful relationships with likeminded people

Interests

Travel of course—definitely! Keeping a healthy balanced diet (I’m sometimes fond of branding myself as a flexitarian lol)...

• arts
• music festivals
• dancing
• wine
• yoga
• hitchhiking
• travel
• ukulele
• diving
• stories
• kids
• healthy lifestyle

Music, Movies, and Books

I listen to a very wide variety of music but sorry trap and rap wouldn’t make it to the list. Obviously like a true Filipino, I love the karaoke. I’m an amateur ukulele player too. I would also have loved to see Queen live.

Gotta have some good persuading skills to make me watch anything thriller and horror.

Been getting on lots of non-fiction lately—M. Scott Peck’s Road Less Traveled, Whole-Brain Child by Dan Siegel, The Culture Map by Erin Meyer, etc. Also a fan of Dolly Alderton and used to be an avid collector of Geronimo Stilton lol

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Moving to the other side of the world is one of my biggest leaps of faith 🤣, but a few of my best memories are hitchhiking the Carretera Austral in Chile solo, and reaching 17m underwater in my freediving training.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm greatly into languages at the moment and hopefully could share with you a thing or two with my intermediate Spanish! It's also not every day that you get to meet backpacking Filipinos so I'd be happy to share with you our culture. I like learning in the kitchen as well!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I’m an adaptable and orderly person. Having me would be a breeze! Food, stories, and laughs.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, Philippines, Spain