CURRENT MISSION

To push myself out of my comfort level, for that is the only way to grow.

ABOUT ME

I'm a college student currently living in Istanbul. I like new experiences and I enjoy jumping into things that scare me (ie moving into a new country when you don't speak the language). I grew up in Mexicali, Mexico but eventually moved to Chula Vista. By the time I was in 6th grade I had attended 4 different elementary schools, which taught me a) how to make new friends and b) that change can be good and it helps keep life interesting.

PHILOSOPHY

Everyone has an interesting story to tell, all you need to do is ask.

"If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it" Albert Einstein

"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened" Dr. Seuss

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm new but I'm looking forward to seeing how it goes! I will be couch surfing for now but could become a host sometime in the future.

Interests

Movies, music, people, art- specially photography and sculpture, food, books and bookstores, museums, looking up quotes, conversations with strangers

• arts
• books
• photography
• dining
• movies
• music
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

Little Miss Sunshine. Good Will Hunting. Patch Adams. Dead Poet Society. First Wives Club. Juno. Invisible Children. Pray the Devil Back to Hell. Any music that is not country. Or rancheras. But seriously, I can listen to techno once second and classical the next. Half the Sky. This Child Will be Great. Things Fall Apart. Iran Awakening. Reading Lolita in Tehran. The Lorax. Biographies in general.

and a lot more... :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Holding my baby sister for the first time... She's a teenager by now but it still is one of my favorite moments in life.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, France, Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, Turkey, United States