CURRENT MISSION

Travel, learn, love, enjoy!

ABOUT ME

I work in development, especially with microfinance. I live in Madrid for now, and am trying to see a little bit of south europe while i'm here (on a budget...). An avid runner, I love any physical challenge when I'm traveling - hiking, backpacking, skiing, rappelling, etc. I'm not big on discotecas and that, but i looove to dance salsa, share a bottle of wine with friends, etc.

i'm a yoga teacher as well (currently not teaching, so sad). i'm a little bit of a food snob (vegetarian) and a lit snob, so you'd have to forgive me for that.

PHILOSOPHY

May I live simply that others may simply live.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I haven't hosted anyone yet, but I'd be willing to, depending on my schedule at the time.

Definitely open to coffee or a drink, and i love to cook, so maybe a dinner at my place!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

No experiences yet, but I hope to accumulate many good stories from future trips.

Interests

Languages, yoga, salsa dancing, cooking, hiking, wine and good veggie food, keeping my toes in the grass and my head in the clouds.

• dancing
• salsa dancing
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• coffee
• vegetarian
• yoga
• marathon
• sprinting
• partying
• drinking
• traveling
• hiking
• backpacking
• skiing
• teaching
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

John Irving, Joanne Harris, Tom Robbins, Ernest Hemingway. The Shins, the Avett Brothers, Paul Simon, the Arcade Fire, Mum, Manu Chao. The Philadelphia Story, Eternal Sunshine, the Science of Sleep, Chocolat, the Darjeeling Limited, Amelie, Lost in Translation, the Royal Tannebaums.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

i once started a parade in bolivia.

i almost lost my finger when i was bit by a poisonous insect in argentina.

in mexico, my house was so well-known (and so infamous) for its parties that there was a city-wide movement to have us evicted.

once, in bolivia, some friends and i on a hike accidently broke the local community's water supply pipeline, and had to go explain ourselves and then beg for a ride back into town.

i almost died one time when i fell off a waterfall three-stories high, but luckily caught myself on a tree limb.

another time i almost died when sprinting a horse over cobblestones (very stupid) and he lost his footing.

i ran a marathon last year!

Teach, Learn, Share

i can teach you yoga!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Costa Rica, France, Italy, Netherlands, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, Spain