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Overview

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  • Fluent in English
  • 40, Female
  • Member since 2019
  • Statistician
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • From Cagayan Valley, Philippines
  • Profile 65% complete

About Me

I am from the northernmost island of the Philippines, I speak both tagalog and english, and our local dialect. Currently I am about to start over from my career and find myself lost, I am currently looking for inspiration, through people, through places. It is not very easy to go out as I am a hardwired introvert, my nature is prone to anxiety and depression - though you will hardly notice 'cause I am a giggler. I love humor and learning new things especially related to tech or science. I watch american sitcoms and lately been interested with Korean entertainment as well. I also follow sports, like tennis, basketball, F1 and a bit of soccer. My past suffering made me more optimistic about life and I feel like I am starting to see the light on the other side of the tunnel and I wouldn't be able to do so without the courage to meet new people and create new memories, and to ultimately learn to embrace pain but still making the most out of whatever cards life has dealt us with.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have rare opportunities to travel in the past, but the few times I did... I find the experience rejuvenating. I want to have a first hand experience of meeting locals at different places as a way of learning about people, new experiences and opens the mind. And. I hope eventually I would like to progress as a person and not be defeated by my anxiety disorder.

Interests

  • music
  • sports
  • basketball
  • tennis
  • science fiction
  • comedy
  • data science
  • formula1
  • surfing the internet

Music, Movies, and Books

I love music! I literally cannot live without it, I listen to a wide variety of genres from pop to hiphop to classic to kpop... Unfortunately I do not know to play an instrument but if I got the chance to learn one, it would be the drums. My favorite movie of science fiction ones, i think marvel and dc movies are great but Lord of the Rings trilogy will always be my favorite, Tolkien's wisdom in LOTR and the Hobbit has changed my perspective of life. For books, i am not a wide reader but the Harry Potter series is a classic for me.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Coming soon!

Teach, Learn, Share

I need to learn and build a solid foundation in data science and hope to eventually be able to teach and share the wonderful stories behind data :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

A tour of my hometown, I can offer a room to stay for one to two persons only but depends on the schedule as I'll be relocating to another city.

Countries I’ve Visited

Singapore

Countries I’ve Lived In

Philippines

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