CURRENT MISSION

To meet people!
A conocer gente!

ABOUT ME

I am a curious backpacker.
Soy una mochilera curiosa.

PHILOSOPHY

Suffice it to say, meet me half way.
Es suficiente para dicer, recibime medio camino.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I very infrequently host couchsurfers due to a very hectic work and school schedule, I wish to do more when I have more free time to be a good host. But I am in the couchsurfing community in Portland, OR. I have a lot of friends who host nearly every day and I hang out with them and their couchsurfers very often. Sometimes I will attend meet ups to hang out with my friends and meet new people. I really enjoy the couchsurfing community in Portland.

Interests

I love traveling and want to learn how to do it for the rest of my life. I'm also very passionate about people. I want to work in human and international relations. All I really want to do in life is help people.

• meditation
• boating
• traveling
• socializing
• backpacking
• international relations

Music, Movies, and Books

My favorite band is probably Little Dragon. I also love Radiohead, Modest Mouse, Aphex Twin, Baths, Purity Ring. I love electronic music but lots of genres in general.
My favorite book is the dystopian novel We. I also enjoy Murakami's novels. Currently I am studying and reading a lot of Latin American literature.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Crossing the Darien Gap is by far the coolest thing I have done. I've also reach the worlds largest city not reachable by road, Iquitos in the Amazon jungle, by 4 day long cargo boat ride. Visiting Isla del Sol in Lago Titicaca was also one of the most amazing things I've experienced, my friends and I got to participate in ceremonies and meditate with shamans. Visiting the island of

Teach, Learn, Share

I have mild experience teaching English and hope to us this skill more one day. I really enjoy speaking and learning Spanish. One day I hope to learn Indonesian and live in Indonesia. I love learning and traveling!

Countries I’ve Visited

Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Spain, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, United States