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Overview

  • 21 references 13 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning French, Swedish
  • 40, Female
  • Member since 2010
  • No occupation listed
  • Political Scientist, master degrees in Development Studie...
  • From Colombia
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Enjoy life, be happy, meet new people, travel, be compassionate, a peacemaker, raise and spread awareness !!

Try to make the world a better place through my actions, thoughts, and words.

“In the end these things matter most: How well did you love? How fully did you live? How deeply did you let go?”

Change is the only thing that doesn't change!!!

ABOUT ME

I'm a happy person, open minded, kind, respectful, joyful,honest, transparent, reliable and a very good friend. I'm always up to discover the world, meet people from different cultures with different stances, I think that's an enriching experience that makes you a better person and more tolerant.

There are as many realities, as people in the world. I love to spend time with my family and friends, talking, having a beer, a cup of tea, coffee, a glass of wine, or a great dinner.

I love good food and like cooking for me and others, it's a great therapy.
I also love swimming, cycling, hiking and reading. I'm an active person, so like to keep moving.

Be in contact with nature is very important for me, keeps me alive, active and makes me remember the wonders of the world.
Nature is the finest expression of freedom.

Finally, I'm a political scientist, have two masters degrees in development studies and political studies and international relations from Uppsala University, in Sweden.

I lived for a year in London learning English, one year in Montpellier learning French, almost 4 years in Sweden studying and trying to understand swedes, and 7months in New York for the master internship at the UN. But those are just degrees on papers. The real university is daring to make your dreams come true.

Nowadays, I work for the Ministry of agriculture in Colombia 🇨🇴.

I LIKE LEARNING, not university learning, but life learning !!! It's a lifetime goal.

PHILOSOPHY

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.

Work like you don't need the money;
dance like no one is watching;
sing like no one is listening;
love like you've never been hurt;
and live life every day as if it were your last. (Old Irish proverb)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I participated in CS in december 2010, because I heard several friends who've had always wonderful experiences and I thought myself why not, it could be a good chance to travel, meet local people, make friends and have a better experience of the places I would like to visit. Also offer my place to people like me looking for a couch and a good time.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

JUST GREAT!!!

Interests

Meet new people, travel, enjoy life, learn, be a better person every day, a peace maker!!!!

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
Eternal sunshing of the spotless mind.
Pulp Fiction.
Underground
Forrest Gump
Melancholia

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Amazonas
Iceland
Carnaval de Barranquilla
Scottish Cows
Northern Lights
Swedish sky
The starry night painting by Van Gogh
New York New York
Parque natural Eduardo Avaroa in Bolivia
Turkey
Swimming in Köyceğiz Lake
Paragliding in Fethiye with Sami
Sunrise from hot air balloon in Cappadocia

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach spanish, some english, salsa and merengue (though I like electronic music), political issues (can be boring).
I'd love to practice my low-intermediate french.
And also very open to learn new things!!!!!!
Music, I play cello and for long time played violin.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My knowledege, kindness, nice stories, smile, colombian cuisine, laugh, nice talking, my perspective about the world, the universe, etc.....

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Netherlands, Peru, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Colombia, France, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

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