21 y/o latin woman. Language, travel, culture and animal lover. I’m eager to know you and share a bit of my culture while learning about yours. Always up for an adventure, a coffee or a chat. I love to learn about new things. Please do text me if interested on a language exchange (I can help you with English, Spanish or German. I would love to learn French, Italian, Swedish or Norwegian from you. I would like to practice Polish and Sign Language (ASL)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am a young girl who wants to travel the world on a budget. Last winter, I had the amazing opportunity to solo-travel 10 polish cities (at 19 years old). I think travelling changes your mindset, and staying at local’s makes things even better, as it gives you the amazing opportunity to get to know the country through the eyes of its people. I was extremely lucky to have been able to stay with an amazing polish family during my trip. I can’t wait to see what this year has on stock for me, and how many amazing people I’ll get to meet through this app.

Interests

The things I enjoy the most in life are language learning, travelling and connecting with people from different cultural backgrounds.
Languages are able to change our way of thinking, the way we see things and how we approach different situations. I’ve had the fortune to learn and share from/with people from all around the world. I’ve really grown into the woman I am today thanks to all of them. (I am currently fluent in English, Spanish and German. I’m learning Polish and Sign Language. I’m willing to learn French, Italian, Swedish, Swahili and Japanese.)
It would be a pleasure to have a language exchange with some of you. If you are willing to do it, don’t hesitate on texting me:)

Some of my other interests are:
•Cooking- I love getting to know the countries through its cuisine, I really enjoy cooking the typical dishes with locals.
•Reading- although I don’t do it as often as I would like to, reading is one of my passions, especially when I get to do it in one of my target languages. My favourite generes are mystery and crime.
•Writing- I’ve always found it therapeutic, being able to express myself through words. I enjoy writing poetry, and I try to do it on my target languages at least once a week.
•Nature- Since I live in the city, I don’t get to see the nature as much as I’d like to, but I take every chance I have to go for a walk on the forest, hiking a mountain or simply relaxing at the beach.

• pets
• dogs
• culture
• writing
• books
• photography
• cooking
• coffee
• wine tasting
• partying
• clubbing
• traveling
• scrapbooking
• music
• hiking
• backpacking
• teaching
• entrepreneurship
• history
• psychology
• sign language
• language exchange
• budget travel
• wine tourism
• historic sites
• travel
• food
• nature
• russian language
• asian cuisine
• teaching languages
• museums
• polyglot
• language learning
• swedish
• sunsets
• restaurants
• asl
• languages and cultures
• russian culture
• table games
• german culture
• nature walks
• german language
• asian culture
• arabic language
• coffee shops
• italian language
• polish
• wine and cheese
• polish food
• polish culture
• swahili
• arabic food
• polish language
• slavic languages
• slavic culture
• arabic culture
• german literature

Music, Movies, and Books

Music
My taste in music varies depending on the language I am learning at the time. I see music as an important tool for language learning. At the moment, I’m learning Polish, so I mostly listen to polish artists; my favourite band being HappySad.
Some other bands/ Artists I really enjoy listening to are
(Spanish)
•Bad Bunny
•Carlos Vives
•Christian Nodal
•Camila
•Morat
•Bacilos
•Daddy Yankee

(English)
•The Beatles
•Ed Sheeran
•Harry Styles
•Queen
•AC/DC
•The Police
•Ashe
•Niall Horan
•ZAYN

(German)
•Rammstein
•Max Giesinger
•CRO
•Andreas Bourani
•Kraftklub
•Lemo
•Nena
•Wanda

(Polish)
•HappySad
•Lady Pank
•Myslovitz
•Stachy na Lachy
•Manchester
•Ewelina Lisowska

(Other languages)
•Il Volo
•Andrea Boccelli
•Måneskin
•L’Imperareice

Podcasts:
•Easy German (English to German- intermediate)
•Coffee Break German (English to German- beginner)
•Coffee Break Italian (English to Italian- beginner)
•Coffee Break French (English to French- beginner)
•Coffee Break Swedish (English to Swedish- beginner)
•Slow Polish (Polish- low intermediate)
•Hello Polish! (Polish- low intermediate)
•Sabiduría Psicodélica (Spanish- advanced. Talks about politics, religion, science, etc.)
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Movies/ Series
I don’t really have much free time nor interest on movies or series, but I do really enjoy one or two.

My favourite shows to binge watch:
•Grey’s Anatomy (English)
•Sex and the City (English)
•New Amsterdam (English)
•The Good Doctor (English)
•Dark (German)
• Biohackers (German)
•Curon (Italian)
•House of Flowers (Spanish LA)
•Money Heist (Spanish Spain)
•Jane the Virgin (Spanish LA)

My favourite movies
•The proposal (English)
•Parasite (Korean)
•My best friend Anne Frank (German)
•Eat, Pray, Love (English)
•Secret Obsession (English)
•Horror movies in general
•Harry potter (British English)

I also take advantage of kid shows as a language learning tool. The shows I usually watch on my target languages are:
•Phinneas & Ferb
•Callou
•My Little Ponny
(Please don’t judge haha it’s really useful to practice listening)
*Currently watching all of them in polish

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I think the most amazing thing a human can do is travelling the world and sharing new experiences with amazing people, and I’ve been lucky enough to do it.

I’m also a language teacher, so I get to help others on their language learning journey. Seeing them improve after every lesson is the best feeling ever.

Teach, Learn, Share

Language teacher:
•Spanish
•English
•German

Currently learning:
•Polish
•Sign Language (ASL)

Language learning bucket list :
•Swedish
•Italian
•French
•Swahili
•Norwegian
• Arabic
• Japanese

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share a fresh, different vision of life.

Due to the pandemic, I decided to learn languages. I had the fortune to become an online- language teacher, which means, I can also share some of my knowledge on languages (Spanish, English, German and basic Polish and ASL) with my hosts

Countries I’ve Visited

Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Poland, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

El Salvador, Guatemala, Poland