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 😀

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.

Why I’m on 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!

Interests

• jazz
• karaoke
• hiking
• skiing
• ping pong

Music, Movies, and Books

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

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

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

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking
Singing
Playing piano and guitar
English and Spanish practice

Countries I’ve Visited

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

Countries I’ve Lived In

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