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Overview

  • 13 references 9 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning Chinese
  • 40, Female
  • Member since 2010
  • Early Childhood Teacher
  • No education listed
  • From San Antonio, TX, USA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To not go through life not just passively viewing my surrounding and not just strolling through moments, but chewing them, churning them, savoring them and learning from them.

ABOUT ME

It’s been forever since I’ve used couchsurfering and this my profile is quite old.

My boyfriend and I just moved to Chennai to live and work.

I love Acroyoga.

I love when you are alone some where and remember something funny only to burst out laughing all alone! I love to laugh - ask anyone and they will tell you my laugh is a bit ridiculous - hahah - and I am pretty proud of that! I could sit in the same spot all day as long as I was having a good laugh with good people I would be unquestionably content. Some rays of sunshine wouldn't hurt either.

I am a down to earth person who is easy to have a conversation with. I consider myself an empathetic person, I am good at putting myself in the shoes of other people and adapting to new perspectives. I can at least say I always give it a go :)

I am an open person. I like to share my thoughts with others. They can often times be random and unconventional but I like a person that can add to them, build on whatever I throw out, have fun with the spontaneity of our minds.

I often time take jokes too far... I vote for extending the laughter as long as possible!

I love the Sun. I find a sense of peace in the fact that it is the very same sun that has been awakening people for thousands of years. I think it is fascinating how it is essential to the growth plant life and our own. I have only had one true vegetable garden and I was constantly bewildered by the brilliant relationship between the energy of the sun and that of my plants. It's like eating little pieces of the sun.

I love to go swimming in natural bodies of water!

I am very Social. If I had the choice to do (almost) anything alone or with a buddy, I would never go it alone. This quality helps me to be a good friend. :)

I haven't traveled many places in my life. I went to Spain for the first time in 2008, this was my first journey out of the United States. Leaving The States changed my life. With every new piece of earth I tread on I gain something new, I desire so much to continue my travels. Thanks to all you couch surfers for helping me to grow! In this way our lives intertwine and become something better.

PHILOSOPHY

There is no reason to live if there is no one to live with

I'm down... Let's do it!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

My partner and I may have a space for you to stay if you are in Chennai, India.

I am willing to share some good times with you. I can show you around the city and learn about it along with you. I am also open to joining or planning climbing, hiking, yoga, acroyoga, or camping trips. I love to DANCE! Concerts, DJ or whatever cool thing that comes our way! In short, I am willing to be a friend away from home for you wherever I am and I'd love people who feel the same way about other people.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Love the awesomeness that this community has brought to my life, it has enriched my experiences everywhere I go far beyond explanation!

Interests

Me interesaria mucho ir de excursion de escalada, hacer senderismo, hacer un picnic o cualquiera cosa enla naturaleza.

I would be very interested in going climbing, on a hike, a picnic or anything outdoors.

Learning, observing, participating in new activities. Soccer, Climbing, Yoga,, cooking with others, eating other people's cooking, sharing people's music and sharing mine with them, getting lost in a conversation, planning something new, recollecting on good time.

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Ishmael, The Story of B, The Alchemist, 1984, Malcolm X, Tuck Everlasting (you know you loved it too!), Letters From A Fainthearted Feminist,

Movies: I always forget names of movies! Um.. how about: Zeitgeist, Labyrinth, Night at the Roxbury, Edward Scissor Hands, The Machinist, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (BOTH versions), Half Baked (or anything by Dave Chapelle), Hercules (cartoon version), Space Jam, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, I Love you Man, Rushmore, El otro lado de la cama, Magnolia... y mas!

Music: Just gimme good beats and I'll fly around!

Jason Mraz, John Legend, Dispatch, Jack Johnson, CHROMEO, Atmosphere, The Roots, Gotan Project, Tanghetto, Chambao, Fiona Apple, Estero, Incubus, A Perfect Circle, Quique Gonzalez, Macaco,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sat and talked about life and history with my Grandfather over a glass of Scotch, Taught my nephew his first word (Tia),

Teach, Learn, Share

Share: I can offer you my perspective and I hope to get yours.

I can teach you Acroyoga.

I hope to share some lasting moments.

Learn: more about Climbing/bouldering, traveling safely and cheaply ;)
I wanna learn ACROBATIC YOGA! (Funny, I wrote this years back before I started Acroyoga and now I am
Actually successful at my personal practice, it’s too much of a good memory to erase.)

Teach: What do you want to know?

What I Can Share with Hosts

laughs, yoga, acroyoga for sure, and good times!

Countries I’ve Visited

China, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Spain, United States

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