CURRENT MISSION

not to give in to irrational fears!!! live in the present, keep learning (nunca dejar de aprender y conocer)...apreciar a beleza do mundo! joie de vivre!

also learning Japanese for fun here in Southern California! Would love to visit Japan/Australia/New Zealand/Yellowstone....the list goes on! and of course meet like-minded folks ^^

ABOUT ME

Wacky, laid back, earnest. Caring, conscientious, up for a laugh, I guess! I've spent the past few years working on a game reserve in South Africa, teaching English in Madrid; as a bilingual research assistant on a marine turtle project in Costa Rica; as a bilingual receptionist in a Spanish bank in London; teaching English and Spanish one-to-one in Valencia; translating from Spanish to English online in Thailand... leading tours in S America and Mexico then spent 3 months in Lyon working as interpreter and teacher and brushing up my rusty French! Was studying in San Diego for 10 months, now live and work in Huntington beach!Me gusta reirme, pero a la vez puedo tomar en serio las cosas que valen la pena..pasé los ultimos años trabajando en una reserva en sudafrica, viviendo en Madrid y Latinoamérica, enseñando inglés y conservando tortugas marinas en una playa linda de Costa Rica. Estuve un tiempo trabajando por internet traduciendo...me fui a Tailandia y acabe aprendiendo tailandes!). Luego estuve de guia turistica por Peru, Bolivia y Chile y despues por Brasil, Aregentina y Uruguay y luego Mexico tambien, de tur lider Me encanta conocer a la gente, las culturas, los idiomas... conversar, aprender, salir, ser activa

PHILOSOPHY

don´t judge a book by its cover, live in the present, and...as my granny advised me...enjoy life!!¡vivir en el presente!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Recently tried hosting and loved it!
I can also meet up with people for coffee etc!I used go to a lot of the CS events in Valencia and found the CSers to be great in Lima and Lyon :D

NOW IN HUNTINGTON BEACH but visiting London and Amsterdam over Christmas and New Year 2015!!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I´m loving it!

Interests

the unexplored,would like to get involved in volunteer projectspeople, learning about other cultures, I adore languages, conserving endangered species, saving the world in general!dancing, Thai boxing,snorkelling, diving, sandboarding, parkour, gymnastics, blading, skating, biking, swimming, basketball, football, tennis, padel, trampolining, waterskiing, skiing, frisbee, rock climbing, abseiling, ziplining into underground caves! skydiving, bungee, quad biking..the beach
aprender sobre otras culturas, todos los deportes, bailar...

• books
• dancing
• coffee
• cycling
• scuba diving
• bungee jumping
• skydiving
• skiing
• basketball
• boxing
• rock climbing
• soccer
• gymnastics
• tennis
• swimming
• teaching
• languages
• tourism
• volunteering
• tours
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

too many to mention...used to like the Point Horror books, hehe,recientemente lei "el codice maya" (swashbuckling novel by Douglas Patterson)I also recommend the His Dark Materials trilogy and if you like science, try Matt Ridley, who discusses biological issues in an entertaining way (The Red Queen, The Origins of Virtue, Genome and Nature Via Nurture)I am a Harry Potter fan too!Also, Cat´s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut,The Sirens of Titan also by Kurt Vonnegut,The great Train Robbery (true and amazing! by Michael Crichton)Running with scissors (crazy hilarious and sweet) by Augusten BurroughsI'm currently reading Middlemarch (George Eliot)I am Sam (v sad film, una peli muy triste pero tierna, si te quieres quedar sin lagrimas!)more films that spring to mind that I liked -The NotebookAvatarI recommend the recent French film "Les intouchables" (pure Joie de vivre!) I love comedies like owen wilson or monty python ones too...in my childhood - beverly hills cop, lethal weapon, police academy, naked gun!!also ricky gervais cracks me up!songs:talking of comedy, check out this song: Friday by Rebecca Black :)my childhood: queen and the beatles and jerry and the pacemakers songsround here - counting crowsmanu chao songstenacious D songs eg Tributebrazilian music (jorge ben jor sings a great song called menina mulher de pele preta)El original (argentine cumbiation band - takes songs and cumbiates them!)Miranda - "perfecta" (reminds me of cali, colombia, and the lovely people i met there) and "hasta hoy"reggaeton - not all reggaeton though!used to love Radiohead and system of a downblink 182 - alwaysub40 - every breath u takerecently listened to on trip to tepoztlan: Zoe (mexican rock) eg Labios Rotosthe shins - as much for the music as for the memories it brings me of singing some of their songs in costa rica accompanied by the ukelele :)recently some French music eg George Brassens, Boris Vian (eg Fais-moi mal Johnny!), Olivia Ruiz, Noir desir ("le vent nous portera", you should check out the Sophie Hunger version too)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Went to Thailand and decided to learn Thai...(a la aventura!)last job was working as a tour leader in Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina...and then also Mexico as adventure tour guide!After that I decided to check out life in France on my way back to the UK! Have always been a dreamer so still following those crazy instincts..!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach/interpret/translate Spanish, French and Portuguese.

Would like to brush up my Italian...

I can teach conversational Thai :)

I'm learning Japanese too!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can teach you some languages and clean your house! I hope to spend time getting to know you and maybe go exploring together!! I hope to be able to host you too in Huntington Beach or in my little ole English village :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, El Salvador, France, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Italy, Laos, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Mexico, Namibia, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovakia, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, France, Mexico, Peru, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

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