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Overview

  • 1 reference 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Romanian, Spanish; learning French
  • 45, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • I lead an NGO (ViitorPlus – www.viitorplus.ro) that I fo...
  • In terms of formal education - Academy of Economics/Facul...
  • From Bucharest
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Live a life of joy and contribution for the world around

PHILOSOPHY

„The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams”. „The three things we crave most in life - happiness, freedom and peace of mind - are attained when giving them to someone else”

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm just at the beginning, joining this network, but I have lots of experiences travelling abroad so far, living and working or just visiting other countries and communities. I look forward to share about them with new people and develop new interesting relationships with people all over the world, get to know new things, thoughts and individuals.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I used to be a volunteer for the largest student-run organization in the world – AIESEC, which has many things in common I think with CS. During 7 years I lived in 4 different countries and travelled to over 20 (especially for conference). Many times I found myself arriving to a new city, meeting an AIESEC member that I didn’t know before (at the most by email) who would host me for a few days and show me around. It is THE way to get closer to a specific culture and get the most out of that experience (it’s so far away from the „classic” travelling on holidays for example, booking a hotel and reading a guide). And wherever I lived, when I was asked to do the same for someone visiting, it was a pleasure and a normal behavior to have.

Interests

Latino music and dances, biking, cooking, good movies, time with friends, wild nature, training and education, sustainable development, travelling

  • culture
  • beauty
  • education
  • cooking
  • running
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • cycling
  • teaching
  • tourism
  • volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

The corporation/An inconvenient truth/What the bleep do we know/
Paolo Coelho – Veronica decides to die, Orson Scott Card – „Ender’s game” series
Latino, 60’/70’, flamenco, Paganini

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My life :)

Teach, Learn, Share

This is different from place to another, from an individual to another, from a moment to another...

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Spain, Turkey, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Costa Rica, Germany, Netherlands, Romania

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