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  • Fluent in Catalan, Valencian; learning English, Spanish
  • 42, Female
  • Member since 2014
  • Associate Researcher
  • PhD on Particle Physics
  • From Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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About Me

I'm from Spain and I moved to Chicago because of work. I like traveling and experience new places and people, that's the way I learned English (never studied this language XD).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I would like to meet more people, from different places and not just live for working.

Interests

I'm a scientist and I love my work. But definitely I'm not the kind of person who's all the day talking about work...

I love live music and I try to go at least to a concert every month.Any kind of music! I tried to learn to play any instrument but I'm not good XD

I like nightlife, having dinner and drink with friends, go to club and dance all the night.. but I also enjoy outdoor activities as climbing or just walk and enjoy the city.

I would like to go to the theater much that I do also if my English skills are still not so good.

  • theater
  • concerts
  • dancing
  • nightlife
  • drinking
  • clubbing
  • traveling
  • juggling
  • music
  • live music
  • outdoor activities
  • rock climbing
  • science
  • hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

My favorite music: I can be all the night dancing any kind of music (except reggeaton!) but since I was a teenager I love punk music.

My favorite movies... One of my favorite movies is Drive. I can see thousand of times any of the Monty Python's movies. I like terror movies, but never watching them alone!!

I have read all novels from Umberto Eco. But if I think in the book which influence me more I think it is Germinal from Emile Zola.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

All of them when traveling:
In one travel to Italy with a friend we were going to Rome. We were there for few days and we decided to go to the South of Italy for few days more, also if our flight back to Spain was at Rome. When we had to come back to Rome to take the flight back we realized we didn't have money to pay for the train back to Rome, fortunately I had 'devil sticks' (juggling tools) with me. In few hours playing juggling at the street we get the money (50 euros) to come back to Rome to take the flight.

I travel all around Cadiz (region of Spain) doing hitchhiking.

I moved to Chicago alone to live here during the next years ;)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach Spanish or Catalan lessons.
Also any experience that some people can be interested in, like science.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States

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