If something good happens to you, travel to celebrate.
If something bad happens to you, travel to forget.
If nothing happens to you, travel for something to happen to you.

Hi!!!
I´m Amaya and I live in Madrid, Spain. I work as video editor on HuffPost and as motiongrapher teacher on an Animation Degree at university.

I like travelling and find good people that allows me to see diferents ways to understand life. My english is not very good (as you see now) but I believe in a universal language to understand the feelings of the people you find.

I like to take photos and videos with my cameras, meet people, have all kind of conversations, listen to all kind of music (but good music), writting all kind of ideas for a future shortfilm or documentary, get lost in museums, found good food dishes...
I like to observe and find the good side of things in small details.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsourfing is a nice way to meet people who, without a doubt, will be generous. And the value of someone is not measured by what he has, but by what he gives.

Interests

• arts
• culture
• writing
• books
• photography
• music festivals
• dancing
• belly dancing
• cooking
• beer
• pilates
• massage therapy
• nightlife
• traveling
• music
• live music
• cinema
• friends
• short films
• museums
• family
• meeting new people
• bicycle
• antropology
• video editing
• motion graphics
• kajaking

Music, Movies, and Books

All kind of good music: Alt-J, Massive Attack, Devendra Banhart, Radiohead, Manu Chao, Daft Punk, M-83, Bomba Estéreo, Tribalistas, Arcade fire, Mashrou'Leila, Crystal Fighters, Vetusta Morla, DePedro, The XX, The Knife, Benjamin Biolay, Bonobo, The Cure, Paolo Nuttini, Soko, Calle 13, Iván Ferreiro, Xoel López, Groove Armada, Lily Allen, The Strokes, Woodkid, Sia, Goldfrapp, Thievery Corporation, Cake, Lori Meyers, Warpaint, Cat Power, Röyksopp, Stromae, Nouvelle Vague, Paul Kalkbrenner, Patrick Watson, The Cinematic Orchestra, La Femme, Carla Morrison...

All kind of good films: Cinema Paradiso, Memento, Amèlie, Incendies, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Abre los ojos, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Fight Club, Nader y Simin: a separation, Ladri di biciclete

All kind of good books:
All the books that transmit me something. There are consecrated authors who do not transmit me anything and unknown authors that take you to another world or that make you think.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I don't know. one proffesional thing, for example is to be participating with a short film at the Berlinale

I guess the amazing things I've been able to do throughout my life are simple things but they made someone smile (to myself or to my people)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you some photography, to speak spanish, to make mojitos, guacamole, chocolates and desserts...

And also we can have a beer, walk and share our vision of life :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am looking for an apartment in my town in this moment and that is the reason why I can not host yet, but in the future you will be welcome in my house

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Panama, Portugal

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cuba, Italy, Spain