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  • 3 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English
  • 46, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • gypsy, nomad, money maker, and a lover
  • i went to school but I learned best by watching the world...
  • From Tacloban City , Philippines
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

is to share the unbeaten tracks to the Visayan islands of Leyte, Biliran, Limasawa and Samar. See www.leytetravel.com for more info

ABOUT ME

Im a SPED teacher by training, but a gypsy by heart. I own a Learning Studio for Special Children, and a private guesthouse. I love books, I read and read and read. I like to travel despite my many phobias. Im a live and let live type of person, open minded, and tolerant. I dont like uber righteousness, and too much religion. I believe religion should be a personal affair.

PHILOSOPHY

live and let live!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I can inform you on where and what to do around Leyte and Samar that only a local knows. I can also connect you to the right guides - people we have worked with before.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

met soume CSers for coffee

Interests

books, poems, photography, travelling, people, anthropology, history, cutting-edge movies, jazz, beach, islands, food, plants, sciences, literature,

  • books
  • literature
  • poetry
  • photography
  • dining
  • coffee
  • movies
  • traveling
  • survival
  • jazz
  • bungee jumping
  • anthropology
  • teaching
  • emergency services
  • history
  • religion
  • beaches

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I bungee jumped in Chiangmai.

Bummed a ride from Baguio to Sagada and back.
Sweet - talked the principal in Sagada to allow us to sleep in the elementary classroom coz we were so broke we couldnt afford a hotel.

Hitchicked from Lemon to Leyte- leyte in a middle night because we missed the last bus.

Lost my money on a trip and slept the night at the police stations office - turned police tables into a bed.

What survival will make you do!

Seen dolphins in Inopacan Leyte, Liloan, Surigao.
Drove though fighting zones in Lanao Sur while enjoying the amazing scenery.Stopped at checkpoints, lost money at gunpoint, had lunch with warriors from different sides.

Came home alive.

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