| Lorraine Sanchez is a Traveling CS Ambassador! |
| Lorraine Sanchez has been vouched for |
| VERIFIED MEMBER Identity Checked, Location Verified (3) more info |
| Couch available | Maybe |
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| CouchSurf requests replied to | 100% |
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| member since | June 3rd, 2008 |
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| profile views | 11,520 |
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| age | 29 |
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| gender | Female |
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| membername | RAINEYBEAN |
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| occupation | Photographer |
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| education | never enough, and always on-going. |
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| grew up in | here and there -mostly sunshine raised in California- |
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Languages- EnglishExpert
- DutchBeginner
Couch Information
Couch Available: Maybe
Preferred Gender: Any
Max Surfers Per Night: 2
Shared Sleeping Surface: Depends
Shared Room: DependsYou would be sleeping in the living room ( there is a door that you can close at night that is separate from the rest of the apartment for some privacy). There is a couch in two pieces that will make it long and is comfy- I've slept on it many times. Or we can blow up an air bed that fits 2 people and although I haven't slept on it - there have been no complaints!
Please bring your own sleeping bag- we have a few extra blankets but not many.
* we don't usually sleep in so you will be woken up in the morning as we get ready for the day. Weekends are different of course!
Friends (175)
 Victor Sauntry
28, Male
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
Friends since June 2008
"met at Utrecht CS event"
Friendship Type: Friend
I vouched for Lorraine Sanchez
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 Fine de Claire
36, Female
Lyon, Rhone-Alpes
France
Friends since January 1980
"vieanna calling"
Friendship Type: Best Friend
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 Paul Wouters
44, Male
Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland
Netherlands
Friends since September 2008
"We met at the CS Dutch lessons meeting"
Friendship Type: Best Friend
I vouched for Lorraine Sanchez
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 LUCCKA23
26, Female
Havirov, Moravian-Silesian Region
Czech Republic
Friends since June 2008
"We first met to see movie More Shoes..."
Friendship Type: Good Friend
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 FAENRIIS
28, Male
Beijing, Beijing Municipality
China
Friends since June 2008
"We met at the Midsummer meeting in Utrecht"
Friendship Type: Good Friend
I vouched for Lorraine Sanchez
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 Andrew Knopf
23, Male
Warwick, Maryland
United States
Friends since April 2005
"Friend from home and future roomie!"
Friendship Type: Close Friend
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 Mandy Van Dyck
31, Several people
Antwerp, Antwerp
Belgium
Friends since July 2008
"She and her friend Kyle stayed with us from Friday till monday (way toooo short!). We've shared a perfect weekend! Can't wait to do it again!"
Friendship Type: Good Friend
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 Jan Kooy
37, Male
The Hague, Zuid-Holland
Netherlands
Friends since June 2008
"drinking beers on a quiet thursday night in 070"
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
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 Sagnik Chatterjee
35, Male
The Hague, Zuid-Holland
Netherlands
Friends since August 2008
"Dutch class meetings"
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
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 Alissa Jones
30, Female
Gisborne, Gisborne
New Zealand
Friends since June 2008
"We met in the Hague - we are both au pairs in Holland"
Friendship Type: Good Friend
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Personal Descriptionhttp://about.me/LorraineVeronica
My dream is to scatter little bits of myself everywhere. Leave foot prints on every unmarked path, and follow great leaders- as well as make them follow me :) I love the unknown, the unconventional, and trying to live a life that I can be proud of. I'm learning how to be true to myself at all costs, and make my dreams come true.
I'm often accused of being a child, or scolded for not taking things more seriously. Some see this as a flaw and others love me for it. I just don't see the point in getting all stressed out... it's only life.
How I Participate in CSI participate with meetings (both attending and organizing). I surf when possible- I prefer to see the city I'm visiting through the eyes of the people). I host when I have the time to truly make my home inviting and give attention. I moderate a few CS groups. I welcome new group members, and CS members when they join CS. In day to day life I promote CS whenever I meet new people, and answer questions. I also respond to many emails to : assisting people find a host, advice on the city, and meeting up to give a tour, etc.
I have also organized meetings during the famous Sinterklaas celebration in Rotterdam two years in a row- 2008,2009. As well as little normal meetings to get people together here and there.
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CouchSurfing ExperienceCouchSurfing has changed my life. It helps me to see the world, and have truly unique experiences with every CSer I meet. It also gives me the chance to give back to the world- one CS person at a time.
Next up: a couch near you?
InterestsFinding new ways to perfect my nerdness.
* My love/obsession for spicy foods ..if it doesn’t hurt.. Why it eat it? * Secret Missions * playdough! * the way a new pack of crayons smells * eccentricities * drinking out of the pickle juice jar* staying up past my bed time and then drinking tons of coffee and staying up for days (REPEAT) * Finding hole in the wall books stores with books that have the secrets of life written in the margins * Playing hide and seek with fire flies * Taking photographs of people, places, and things that no one else seems to notice * The moon. Isn’t it the most beautiful object in the world? * Dark, mysterious, calm rain storms.. And silly shaped clouds- getting caught in the rain-kissing in the rain * PLaying xbox 360 especially Guitar Hero II and Rockband * Cookie Dough.... * Movies that make me feel like I can be a better person… * Aquariums. * Feeding the hungry, taking from the rich giving to the poor, being a friend to those who have none * Finding the beautiful in the ugly * Reading and writing poetry (and thinking mine is better) * Totally useless facts that don’t mean anything… and sharing them with anyone that will listen * Finding random silly treasures like other people's trash * Flowers… plants..forests...being outside * Travel, people with accents, tiny towns that aren’t on the map, unplanned road trips and sleeping in my car * Trying everything and anything atleast once.. maybe twice*
the human condition, art, making love stay, learning more how to cook and how we really are what we eat, staying in bed as long as possible(when it's cold), finding a way to stop being cold, fire-places, knee socks, puppies,wine, and above all I'm interested in time travel, and teleporting myself into your living room. oh and I totally believe in ghosts, heebee geebie stuff, supernatural shit. :)
PhilosophyI just don't see the point in getting all stressed out... it's only life.- Lorraine Sanchez :D
Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today. ---James Dean
"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page." -- St. Augustine
"A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." -- Lao Tzu
You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
Roosevelt, Eleanor
Music, Movies, BooksArcade Fire, Beach House, Peter Bjorn and John, Ra Ra Riot, Florence + The Machine, La Roux.
MOVIES: You, me, and everyone we know, Secretary, Amelie, Big Fish, Garden State,Punch-Drunk Love, Fight Club, Spirited Away,Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,Benny and Joon,My Fair Lady, What Dreams May Come, Lost in Translation,Before Sunrise, Little Miss Sunshine, American beauty, Everything is illuminated
Types of People I enjoy“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!”
poets,lovers,photographers, writers, philosopher's, protesters, comedians, dreamers, debaters, movie nerds, gaming nerds, book worms, people watchers, music players, wild, calm, eccentric, strange, people with accents, people with purpose, people with passion for anything, all colors, shapes, sizes... Teach, Learn, ShareTeaching- sometimes you have to be the student.. the best ones? children. they know everything.
Learning- everything surprises me..and not a day goes by that I don't learn something knew..
Sharing- I hope that everyone I meet shares a little piece of themselves with me.. One Amazing Thing I've Seen or DoneThe other day I was walking in Den Haag with a friend. I was in my own little world.. Then suddenly there was this guy walking very slowly, and in my way. I remember having to walk into the street to go around him, and being slightly annoyed. Why couldn't he just share the sidewalk? Well it turns out he was blind..
He must have heard me walking by.. because he called out and asked me if I knew where the tram was. I told him yes.. he asked if I would walk him. So I did.. we walked about 10 mins.. and I held his hand. He even sang to me.. it was.. one of the most amazing walks of my life. It touched me because.. it reminded me that there is still hope in the world, that people can trust, that people need other people, and that you can have such a strong connection with someone you don't even know.. someone you can't look at. All you have to go on.. is the human touch. ANyway.. yeah. For me.. things like that.. are amazing. Opinion on the CouchSurfing.org ProjectI adore what CS is supposed to be, and what it has been for me.
Locations TraveledTRAVELED: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Mexico, Slovakia
LIVED: Netherlands, United States
WANTS TO GO: Croatia, Denmark, Greece, Indonesia, Italy
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 From Yann SAY-LIANG-FAT Maastricht, Netherlands
Feb 5 Positive Lorraine hosted me and my girlfriend a weekend in Rotterdam. She is very friendly and nice. She also has a secret to make kiwis better ;-)
Hope you will enjoy Malaysia. And I hope to see you in Maastricht!
 From Issa Torres Luton, England
Jan 30 Positive Lorraine is a very funny girl ;-) I had the pleasure to stay with her and her boyfriend for a weekend in Rotterdam and we had a very nice time chatting together. We share the passion for warm weather and she gave us a different and interesting insight of Dutch people. Hope you have a lovely trip and thanks for everything!
 From Gustav Sjöstrand Stockholm, Sweden
Jan 4  Positive Lorraine visited us together with her boyfriend Paul in mid-December, when St. Lucia is traditionally celebrated, and we went to a very nice concert in one of Stockholm's churches. Lorraine has a lot of good humour to share and does so at any opportunity, and so we're only waiting for the next chance to meet!
 From Vera Develing The Hague, Netherlands
Jan 1 Positive Just as the last hours of 2011 where ticking away, I met a very glowing, warm, true, conscious human being named Lorraine. It was a pleasure to meet her and I look forward to our next rendez-vous! Lots of sunshine *
 From Magnus Simonsson Stockholm, Sweden
Dec 15, 2011 Positive Three years ago Lorraine's boyfriend Paul visited Stockholm, and he stayed with my husband and me. When Paul came back together with Lorraine it felt more as they were friends than surfers. My husband and I enjoyed having them around. We hang out at home, and I took them to some nice viewing points in the city. Lorraine is very friendly, polite and easy to talk with. Hopefully we will meet again.
 From Eric Buringrud Morro Bay, United States
Mar 6, 2011 Positive Lorraine and Paul were so much fun and perfect guests. Paul made some of his excellent salmon soup that wasn't Lorraine's favorite but it worked out for me, I went back for more. Twice! :-)
Enjoy your travels, hope to see you guys in Thailand.
 From Reid Carlson San Francisco, United States
Mar 5, 2011 Positive This was only our second time hosting couchsurfers. Lorraine and Paul were really very interesting and a lot of fun. It was great meeting them.
 From BUCCI Newport Beach, United States
Mar 3, 2011  Positive Lorraine w passing thru Newport Beach with her boyfriend checking out Cali before heading back to Europe...
 From Jonathan Conflenti San Luis Obispo, United States
Mar 2, 2011 Positive I hosted Lorraine and her boyfriend Paul in SLO and they were my first CS experience ever. I can't thank them enough for getting me off on such a positive experience that made me want to keep going and couchsurf my way through Italy. Lorraine gave me many tips on how to CS while we were out having fun in SLO. I wish I would have known then what I now about CS. Without them I probably would have never been able to get through 10 cities by way of couch. : ) Come back to SLO again soon!!!
 From SAN DIEGO FAMILY San Diego, United States
Feb 23, 2011 Positive Lorraine and Paul are such neat people--so open to new experiences and what the world has to offer them. Our shared meals were great and the kids loved playing with both of them and their gadget! We really enjoyed the wonderful conversations with them and we look forward to hearing about their future adventures. Hopefully we can visit you both one day!
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