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Overview

  • 1 reference 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning French
  • 42, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • Biologist, sometimes photographer
  • Collegue
  • From Donostia-San Sebastian, Basque Country-Euskal Herria
  • Profile 90% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Survive, learn, find my place.

ABOUT ME

I have been traveling as a backpacker since I was 17, almost always as a single woman. I have seen some amazing things, lived some weird situations and learned a lot. Now it is time to travel with my mate, Mario. For the last six months we've traveling through Europe, volunteering at farms, trying to learn about different lifestyles and about sustainability. We'll keep on traveling till December, probably. Next year, who knows.

PHILOSOPHY

I am my memories and my choices and what surrounds me meanwhile. Travelling teaches to be polite and well-educated. Life will make me coward if I don't fight it hard. Black jokes are the best cure for a depression. There is not as much love in the world as is said in songs and films, so, if you got it, take care of it. And everything that can happen, have already happenned or will happen somewhere or sometime.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Nowadays I'm traveling, so I can't offer any coach, but I would be glad to show my city to anyone and have a drink, or a coffee, as soon as we get back.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

In Cuba and Ecuador.

Interests

Walking, reading, music, mountain, sea, traveling.

  • dancing
  • cooking
  • beer
  • coffee
  • coach
  • walking
  • drinking
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music

Music, Movies, and Books

Lately I love books and movies that make me laugh. Tom Sharpe, Graham Greene, Terry Pratchett, Daniel Pennac and I much more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I found love! I also got as an inexperienced volunteer sailor into a small sailing boat, left it after two days, got into a new one which was parked just next to the first one in the harbour, and done 700nm with no stops, in a broken catamaran, with several storms, pirates, possible accidental drug smugglers and an alcoholized captain. My mate and me survived, that was quite amazing.

Teach, Learn, Share

I cook quite well, I also can teach English (I recently obtained the TEFL diploma) and Spanish. I have lots of adventures to share too.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, beer, food, singing, if you like it, music, books, ideas.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Cuba, Ecuador, France, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Ecuador, Spain

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