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Overview

  • 3 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 43, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • English teacher
  • BSC Psychology
  • From London, England
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Find some stability, improve my Spanish, meet interesting people, rediscover my creativity and find peace

ABOUT ME

Open-minded with an adventurous spirit, and an interest in travel, the mind and art.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Don't have a permanent flat at the moment, but want to host in the future.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Had a few couchsurfers staying at flat I shared previously, and was very interesting to meet people from different walks of life. Also have stayed with a few people in South America.

Interests

Music, travel, food, painting, hiking and good conversation

  • arts
  • dining
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • painting
  • music
  • hiking
  • rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
The Teachings of Don Juan, Brave New World, Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Perfume, The Dice Man, The Road Less Travelled, The Doors of Perception, The Cosmic Serpent, The Nature of Personal Reality.

Movies:
Fight Club, Being John Malcovich, The Green Mile, Napoloen Dynamite, The Science Of Sleep, Amelie, Magnolia, Momento, Eternal Sunshine...

Music:
Blue King Brown, Eddie Vedder, Tiken Jah Fahkoly, REM, The Red Eyes, Habib Koite, Grupo Putumayo, Nessi Gomes....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbing a snow covered volcano in Chile for 5 hours (although it nearly killed me....)

Sleeping under the stars in the middle of the Australian outback.

Doing a one month retreat in the middle of the Sacred Valley in Peru.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am drawn to people who are positive, have a strong sense of who they are, and have a good sense of humour and genuine respect for others.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Travel stories, english conversation practice, and a sense of humour :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Finland, Greece, India, Italy, Laos, Morocco, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, South Africa, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Spain, United Kingdom

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