Hi all! My name is Natalia. I am from Denver, Colorado, USA. After spending time studying/working/volunteering abroad in Latin America and time in Lesotho as a peace corps volunteer and Fulbright researcher, I’m back in the US to attend medical school in the Bronx!

I enjoy hosting people, introducing them to my community, and sharing the joy of cultural exchange with new people. In my free time, I love hiking, singing karaoke, and organizing social gatherings. If you stay with me, there's a high likelihood of being invited to join me for those activities 😀

Living in NYC, I receive hundreds of hosting requests per year and am only able to host a small fraction of these requests. For this reason, I may decline your request with no explanation— please do not take offense. I prefer to host shorter stays of 1-2 days.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

Clicking with new people is a life-affirming experience, but I don’t meet new people as often as I’d like. Couchsurfing gives me a chance to expand my horizons and form deep connections quickly, with people from all over the world!

兴趣

• jazz
• karaoke
• hiking
• skiing
• ping pong

音乐、电影和书籍

Books: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, the Idiot (Elif Batuman), The Unbelievers, Infinite Jest
Movies: Frances Ha, The Worst Person in the World

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Gave a speech in Sesotho on Lesotho National TV swearing in my cohort of Peace Corps Volunteers in 2019

Hiked the length of Lake Kivu in Rwanda

I never have the time to complete these long treks in their entirety 😂 but I’ve walked segments of the Colorado Trail, Continental Divide Trail, Appalachian Trail, and the Camino de Santiago.

Summited Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

Cooking
Singing
Playing piano and guitar
English and Spanish practice

我游览过的国家

Botswana, Burundi, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, England, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Rwanda, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tanzania, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

我居住过的国家

Cuba, Lesotho, Panama, Paraguay, Spain, United States