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Overview

  • 16 references 11 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 47, Female
  • Member since 2007
  • Library assistant/Artist/Violinist
  • UC Santa Cruz, CA (BA Art History)
  • From Ridgecrest, CA USA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Play music, create art, & use my passport once a year!

ABOUT ME

Just fulfilling my goals of art, music, knowledge and using my passport at least once a year! Latin America is my main destination, as I sharpen my Spanish and absorb the warm culture & flavors :)
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Mis metas de vida son a crear arte, musica, ganar conocimiento, y usar mi pasaporte al menos una vez cada anyo!. Me encanta latinoamerica y paso lo mas de mis viajes alla en buscar de amistad y la cultura, y claro a mejorar mi espanol!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Countering the "ugly American" stereotype by being a positive ambassador for my country.
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Seria una buena embajadora de mi pais y luchar contra el esterotipo del "gringo feo"

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

stayed in Chile, Pennsylvania, Colombia, Panama with great folks.

Interests

I play hiphop/funk violin with different groups & people, and work part-time at a local branch of the Fairfax County Public Library. I also like to draw, paint, and make jewelry.
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Toca violin en el estilo de funk y hiphop y he tocado con muchos grupos en la area bahia. Trabajo en un sucursal de la bibloteca publica de Fairfax County. Tambien me gusta a dibujar, pintar, y hacer joyeria

  • arts
  • culture
  • painting
  • drawing
  • music
  • violin

Music, Movies, and Books

Funk, hiphop, new wave, Latin jazz..

Lots of movies and books (too many to name)
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Demasiado para mencionar!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Conquering the Inca Trail and being rewarded with Machu Picchu at sunrise was pretty amazing.
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La conquista del Camino Inca y ser recompensado con Machu Picchu en la salida del sol era increible.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Belize, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Spain, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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