CURRENT MISSION

I want to be proud of each of my wrinkles/scars :)

ABOUT ME

I'm very artsy, I'm very crafty and I'm always getting into new projects. I love learning and creating. I don't want to lose the power of awe.
I'm a performer. Started dancing ballet, moved on to salsa, and now I'm into all of those plus bachata and kizomba and whatever you're willing to teach me.
I studied Philosophy and then a Master in Art History, trying to get my Art History PhD now. My main line of research is persuasion trough images, in case you were wondering :P

Somewhere along the way I decided I would follow my mother's steps and started designing shoes. Yes, we make shoes (amarambula.calzado on ig, you should totally follow and buy some)

I believe life is too short to judge others. I'll seriously judge you if you start judging people!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I spread the information of this project between trustworthy people and do my best to help visitors who contact me. I want to help this community to be safer and wider.

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Helpful links for your Mexico trip:

Everything -almost ;)- you need to know about DF, Wikipedia has it in several languages:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_City

If you need to find out how to get somewhere in DF:
http://guiaroji.com.mx/

Cultural activities (spanish)
http://www.casalamm.com.mx/

More cultural activities:
http://difusion.cultural.unam.mx/

Scientific activities:
http://www.dgdc.unam.mx/

MovieGuide:
http://www.jornada.unam.mx/cineguia/

"Art" films:
http://www.cinetecanacional.net/cartelera.php

Cuban restaurant/live music:
http://www.labodeguitadelmedio.com.mx/
You can also google for "Mamá Rumba" and "Mojito"

Cool Nightclub:
http://patanegra.com.mx/

Jazz Nightclub:
http://www.zincojazz.com/

Bus & Airlines (please google them haha):

Alma
ETN
Omnibus de México
Directorio Buses
InterJet
Volaris
AeroCalifornia
AeroMar
aVolar
VivaAeroBus

WELCOME AND HAVE FUN!!!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've received many people in my country, and so far I've enjoyed a lot.
I've met such amazing people in México, San Diego, san Francisco, NYC, Paris and Spain that I've grown even more energy to continue surfing.

Interests

I adore arts.. I live for dancing ANY kind of rhythm.. love design and try to find the aesthetics of everything.. I practice yoga, ballet and latin rhythms.. I love traditions.. Cant get tired of analizing architecture or music or art.. I like art books, nice people, nice food.. travelling and eating are the only stuff you take with you to the grave..
I adore dark humor.
I also love music.. Its a part of me, my dad was an opera singer
I love learning about almost everything..
I've been through quite rough times so I care less about non-productive attitudes.. I try to keep it real and simple and love to find the nice side of everyone I meet. I take it as a challenge when people seem rude and do my best to find their soft side.

<3

• cats
• dogs
• arts
• culture
• writing
• books
• singing
• performing arts
• architecture
• design
• photography
• dancing
• salsa dancing
• bachata
• ballet dancing
• dining
• cooking
• coffee
• yoga
• walking
• partying
• thrifting
• movies
• traveling
• music
• live music
• jazz
• opera
• art history
• history
• languages
• tourism
• kizomba
• salsa

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: OMG Impossible question. But ok. I love the vocal works of Vivaldi, naturally Bach and Mozart, and Tchaikovsky is one of my personal favs, but I also love listening to world music, such as Ana Alcaide, for instance, or many Kizomba artists.. Cesaria Evora, Stromae. Such a hard question.
Personal heroes: Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Aristotle, Pina Bausch, Michail Barishnikov, etc.

Books.. OK well I almost only read Theory, so I like Philosophy of art books mostly, also Art books and stuff on iconography.
But bargain books are super interesting; old weird books, books on crafts and specially mixed media..

Movies? My life sometimes is a Lars von Trier Movie, sometimes it's a Wes Anderson one.

I also like Jan Svankmajer, Wim Wenders or Terry Gilliam

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1- Watching a theatre group called Strange Fruit in front of Bellas Artes here in Mexico}
2- Being reborn and learning the hard way that life is beautiful
3- Watching ballet at the Paris Opera House (twice!! yeah, baby!!!)
4- Dancing in front of an audience
5- Listening to my father give an opera conference in my university
6- Leaving baby turtles in the sea
7- Helping my dog give birth
8- Watching Santa Clara's Church ruins in Antigua, Guatemala
9- Visiting Centre Pompidou in Paris
10- Walking through Paris with no destination in particular
11- Visiting Tajín in Veracruz and Chichén Itzá in Yucatán
12- Visiting Santa María Tonantzintla Church in Puebla
13- Eating wonderful dinner made by a CS guest
14- Happyness crying :´)
15- Finishing my degree in Philosophy (well, still havent got my Title, but whatever!)
16- Discovering my mom as a friend
17- Finding a smile in the darkest soul
18- Laughing until my belly hurts
19- Donating all of my toys to a kid shelter
20- Teaching and noticing that they learnt
21- Finishing my Teaching Certificate..
22- Visiting the Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay and every other museum I've wanted
23- Each and every one of my friends
24- Discovering that my sister is actually very cool
25- Going into a library and getting nervous in front of all that information
26- Being dressed as a local maya woman by a local maya family in Panajachel, Guatemala
27- Being born this lucky, and being grateful for it..
28- Short term relationships that are ment to last forever
29- Visiting the "Picasso et les maîtres" exposition in Paris.. Manet's Olympia and I were staring at each other for a while.. breathtaking.. one of the best days of my life..
30- Staring at Sagrada Familia in Barcelona and trying to figure it out..
31- Dancing zouk in Paris, with random gorgeous guys lol
32- Meeting wonderful people everywhere and being able to find to talk to strangers as if they were my friends :)
33. Realizing how happy I can be just swinging in the park
34. Sending postcards and putting smiles on my friend's faces.. then getting their thanks and putting a smile on mine too :P
35. Travelling around the US with my boyfriend
36. Learning Bel canto from my dad
37. Walking through central park and dancing funk and tribal, then listening to a little Bach and a little jazz.. awesome..
38. Wandering randomly in unknown cities..
39. Planning my life (so scary)
40. Sleeping in the car after a fancy dinner
41. Dancing on point shoes
42. Getting lost listening music
43. Writing this list
44. Finding & buyng cheap books @ second hand bookstores or on sale
45. My mom made a real size puppet of me when I was 10 (I mean, she made it this year and it looks like me when I was 10 haha)
46. Dancing african rhytms with random drum players in Seattle
47. Sitting & crying my eyes out because of the overwhelming feeling when visiting Westminster Abbey in London.. London with my friend Ritesh (it's on my friends' list)..
48. Getting free tickets out of the blue to watch Lion King at the last minute..
49. Singing in the streets of France (and getting good comments about it!!)
50.Making my own shoes at a shoe design/production workshop
51. Singing at Palacio de Bellas Artes in México
52. Visiting NYC.
53. Losing my sight and then gaining half of ir again. I was blind for 6 months and having gained some vision back has given me a whole new perspective about life. We can talk about that anytime.

There's a lot more but I dont remember right now..
and there's waay more to come too ;)

Teach, Learn, Share

TIPS FOR A GOOD COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE:

Even when CS is amazing, I strongly recommend to have Plan A, Plan B, Plan C in case you recieve declining answers from your hosts or in case of emergency in general.. still look for hostels-- just in case locate a few in the place youre visiting..!

If you're a girl travelling alone I recommend this twice as strongly hahaha :) So far I have not got bad stories to tell but Ive been close to not so good experiences ;)

There's excellent tips on the Site's Tips section.. but I can also suggest that you spend a while talking with your host (through FB or messenger, for example)so that he can know something about you before you get to his couch! CS is about exchange.. its not only for saving your money (which is really good, saving money is good.. plus, if you save a little money you can always get your host something nice or take him out :))!!! If you stay at someone's place ask which rules you must follow; which schedule you're about to stick to.. if he needs anything from the supermarket; if you can cook your host a meal, teach him something you know.. etc! Participate, and if you percieve that your host is busy or stressed about his everyday life then just fade away and -obviously- try to bother the least possible.. :) And always bring something from your country.. Maybe its just me but I'd love to have a postcard from the country of my guests :D

Always have a prepaid phone card with you!!
Find your embassy!!
Beware of mexican SALSA--- spicyy (yummi)..!!

About teaching and sharing in general:
I can be a nice tourist guide.. I think my explanations are interesting (modest gal.. ha!) because I try to mix philosophy with art (in case they're really separated).. ideology leads culture and viceversa. However I wish I knew WAAAAY more... The more we learn the more we know we know nothing..
I can also teach you ballet. As funny as it sounds, its true.. This year I'll be finishing my 2nd year of my Dance Teaching Certificate Studies.. ouuff.. finally hehe
But we can always go salsa dancing.. Thats my wild passion haha.. (if we could catch another dance style, I would be really into it too) About sharing I can show you my photography page: I would love to take photodraphy more seriously in the future..

For travelling info about Mexico.. if you want to know more about mexican traditions or events, try this page:
www.mexigocity.com re coming our way. ;)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share with you my Art History Thesis, which is about Baroque Rhethorics and Mnemotechnics, tracing the classics´ (Aristote, Plato, etc) definitions and concepts in mexican baroque authors. Long story short, I analize how 18th century mexican church tried to convince their audience through horror and talking about hell and torture, not to behave behave wrongly.
I study all these concepts based on a 4.5m tall door with hundreds of little drawings of hell and torture and screaming and longing expressions

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cuba, France, Guatemala, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico

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