Hi! Ilce here. ✍️Writer and Product Designer.

🌏 Mexican living in París

🌃. Friendly and outgoing, I am passionate (and nerdy) about knowledge of habits, traditions and art around the world.

🪄 My Instagram: ilceyenitsae

My dream is to tell the best stories of the contemporary world, through novels that reflect the purest form of existence: through culture, resilience and compassion.

My favorite hobbies at home and when traveling are similar:

🌮🥙I'm a fan of cooking. If you've ever tried Mexican cuisine and were happy, I can improvise with available ingredients to show you some hidden gems you didn't know existed from my region (Mexico & Latin American). If you've never been to America, don't worry, I took cooking courses in Spain and Italy, we can improvise :)

📚 Ilove to read. I try to read between 80-100 books per year. As a writer and traveler, I consider this habit indispensable as a global citizen. We can certainly exchange book recommendations, even my best anecdotes and tips to read more on your next trip.

🧘‍♀️Meditation. I like to take a moment to be calm. Because of my extroverted personality, I need time to process. I can share with you a couple of techniques and practice together if you wish.

🏃‍♀️Running: Have you heard of the hundreds of places Where we should run before we die? possibly not. However I have a list (London, NY, SF, Rio de Janeiro, etc.), and I would like to add to it, the streets of your neighborhood and country :)

🎬Film: I love the film industry. I would be happy to watch any film or discuss about it. Big fan.

🌊🏄‍♀️Waves. I love the sea. I love to swim in it, 'try' surfers in it. I have a deep love and respect for the sea.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

👩🏻‍🎤👨🏽‍🎤🧑🏼‍🎤I started traveling alone as a backpacker at the age of 17. Since then I have made friends and memories, through the value of SHARING. I love giving tours in my city, making recommendations for museums, bookstores and places to eat. I like to know the story of other travelers and make them feel supported and confident in the present moment, to enjoy the PRESENT.

兴趣

• arts
• culture
• writing
• literature
• singing
• yoga
• running
• meditation
• board games
• surfing
• mountains
• cinema
• trekking
• dance
• biking
• museums
• software development
• product design
• cooking and eating
• swimming in the sea

音乐、电影和书籍

🗼About books: My favorite book its ' Cien años de soledad'.

🎸As for music, I grew up listening to British rock and American 80s music. However, in my travels I have incorporated a taste for Brazilian samba, French music from the 60s and Latin American rock in Spanish.

🎬About movies: My favorite cinemas are 'La Cinétique Nationale de Mexico' and 'Le Gran Rex' in Paris. They are places where I could spend the whole day. One of my favorite apps to watch movies while traveling is MUBI. I don't have favorite movies. I love to appreciate movies, so I'm open to recommendations :)

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Well, I've had a few moments of character development in life. 🤣

1. 🚀🧑‍🚀When I was 22 years old I won a scholarship to study for a summer at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, and yes, I got to fly over the area and train as an astronaut.
2. 🤦‍♀️During my trip to the glorious Iguazu Falls, a coati attacked me because I was holding a sandwich in one hand.
3. 🪇💃During my first visit to Paris, I sang for an hour with a mariachi band in front of the Effiel Tower. It was one of the happiest moments of my life.
4. 🐈‍⬛🕌I tried to take pictures of all the cats that live in Istanbul (I said 'I tried').
5. ⛰️🗿I once crossed the Andes mountain range by bus for 26 hours (Chile-Argentina mountains).

教，学，和分享

I love teaching, learning and sharing.

🌝About teaching:
I would love to share my languages: Spanish, English and French.
Sport: Without a doubt, swimming, surfing and kayaking.
Cooking: Healthy and easy food.
Meditation: The Vipassana technique is my favorite.

⚡️Learn: Anything that I don't know

💥Share: Memories, travel tips, food (of course 🍲), music, puzzle games

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

Nice talking sessions and cups of 🍵
I really love it talk about my culture (history, art, cuisine) and receive random questions about that. 🇲🇽

Really, Im fan about just SHARE. And be PRESENT.

Of course, Im super respectful about home spaces, and it is necessary, I can help with cleaning. 🧼

我游览过的国家

Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Iceland, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Palestine, Peru, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

我居住过的国家

Colombia, France, Mexico, United States