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Overview

  • 11 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Tagalog; learning French, Spanish
  • 35, Female
  • Member since 2012
  • Freelance Artist
  • Fine Arts Major in Advertising Arts Graduate
  • From San Fernando, Central Luzon, Philippines
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Do all the crazy stuff that you can do on this planet (or outside) and live to tell about it!

ABOUT ME

Describing myself is probably one of the hardest things for me, as I'm a lot of things. But to put it simply, I'm currently working my bum off to pay for my 5 year travel plan. I'm very passionate about things, learning, experiencing new stuff, and life. I graduated in a university 5 years ago and I still don't have a long term goal. I actually fear that I'm going to die young. Hence, I'm rushing to travel the world and making my life as fulfilling as possible.

My friends and the new people I meet say I'm a very positive and fun person. Maybe they're right, as I tend to ignore any negativity. I also say a lot that talking or socializing tires me out. But when I'm with a group, most of time, you'll see that I'm the loudest. I guess I'm a walking contradiction.

I'm going to list down some of the stuff I do or like:
Wakeboarding, surfing, football/soccer, archery, reading, cooking, baking, sleeping, eating, watching films/tv series, photography, calligraphy, illustrating, bonding with my cousins, nephews, and nieces.

Also, I like to think I'm an outdoor person, but I don't have much experience with hiking and camping. But living in the plains doesn't give you much opportunity for that. But when I get the chance to, I'll totally grab it!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've only hosted two couchsurfers and they were newlyweds. It was an awesome experience and they were such a lovely couple. I sure did had a lot of fun with them!

Can't wait to meet and host other couchsurfers!

Interests

I actually love having intellectual conversations with people. Talking about conspiracy theories, mysteries of the world, religion or whatnot. But if that's not your thing, I can easily change the topic to anything or everything under the sun.

I make my life engaging by doing lots of traveling as much as I can. We're living such a short life and I want to live it to the fullest. Engaging on spontaneous trips and adventures that some people normally wouldn't do.

If I'm not traveling, I usually just cook or bake all day. Or I just watch a movie/TV series or read a book/graphic novels. But on weekends, I go to the city to meet some friends and go to bars and clubs. Or we wakeboard.

  • books
  • photography
  • make up
  • cooking
  • recipes
  • baking
  • walking
  • clubbing
  • movies
  • reading
  • tv
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • outdoor activities
  • hiking
  • camping
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • skydiving
  • wakeboarding
  • soccer
  • archery
  • calligraphy
  • religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:

Perfume: Story of a Murderer
Atonement
The Pianist
Inglourious Basterds
Spirited Away

TV Series:

Game of Thrones

Music:

I don't have a specific genre of music or songs that I like. I just like songs that can make me dance or bob my head.

Books:

Tokyo Zodiac Murders by Soji Shimada (I highly recommend this book to mystery/detective story lovers)
The Griffin & Sabine Trilogy by Nick Bantock

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Cliff diving
-Flyboarding
-Skydiving, just indoor though. Planning to do the real thing SOON!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I have a lot of hobbies, maybe I can teach you some if you'd like? Currently, I'm into pointed pen calligraphy, but I'm also into illustrating. I cook and bake as well, so I can teach you some of my recipes (or maybe cook for you!). Hmmm... I was also a professional make-up artist, was part of the Make Up For Ever Pro team, so for the ladies, I can give you some tips on how to do your make up. Haha!

As for travelling part, I haven't been around much. But I can give you tips when you travel here in the Philippines or South East Asia.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Philippines, United States

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