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Overview

  • 4 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning French, German, Italian
  • 32, Female
  • Member since 2013
  • DREAMER. Independent film director/producer/writer, Engli...
  • 3D Animation, Journalism and Audiovisual Communication
  • From Granada, Andalusia, Spain
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Just enjoy life every minute of it. Travel and make new memories. And, of course, HAVE SO MUCH FUN!

ABOUT ME

I´m a very curious young woman with an always positive actitute and normally very patient. Even though sometimes life can be real hard, I see it such a great opportunity to learn and continue fighting for our dreams and all the things we know we deserve. So, I never give up, because if you never try then you´ll never know what would've happened.
I have a creative mind that always imagine thousands of things, and most of the times, I find myself being a kid again (but this time, most of the inocence has gone, unfortunatelly). And creative minds are the key for success. Or at least, I hope so...
I consider myself like a person who can´t be alone for a long time, even though I love to relax and disconnect from others sometimes and just being by myself with the only companion of my thoughts and normally some music. But, either way, I need people around me most of the times due to my sociable personally. I can´t be myself without my family and all the friends I´ve done during my way through life,
I´ve loved to travel since I knew what does that word mean, and despite I didn´t have many chances to do so, I´ve always imagined how would life be in different countries, cultures and families. Basically, one of my biggest dreams it´s travel around the world and meet people from all kind of backgrounds. I hope that couchsurfing will help me in many ways to make this dream come true someday.

PHILOSOPHY

Just smile, try to do my best every single day, enjoy life every second of it and remember that the sky may be the limit, but we can always go much further. Have in mind that in 20 years we will regret more about the things we didn´t do than about the things we did.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I just started here, so I only surfed once, but I want to host and participate in different couchsurfing meetings from now on too.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My experience like a couchsurfer is limited yet, mostly with friends of friends. My first experience in this website was great. It was in May, 2013 thanks to the funny Yanalte in Long Beach, California. I wanna extend these experiences with more people around the world and share different cultures that will make our travels more difficult to forget when we'll get older.
Also, met Adolfo, a roller coaster lover thanks that I created an event, and traveled with him to Cedar Point and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Ohio.

Interests

I´m a person who is interested in many, many, many things, but mostly, I really enjoy music of most of genres and more if it's live; any movie, play or book that give me different emotions; travelling and discovering new favourite places, spots and personalities; photography; driving just for the pleasure of feeling free; chatting with people...

  • books
  • photography
  • documentaries
  • concerts
  • dancing
  • recipes
  • flying
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • snorkeling
  • beaches
  • lakes
  • mountains
  • musical theater

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES: Into the Wild, Big Fish, The Godfather, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, 500 Days of Summer, Donnie Darko, Trainspotting, Citizen Kane, Tim Burton and Woody Allen and Quentin Tarantino in general, Drive, Pixar movies, Perfume, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Scott Pilgrim, Kick Ass, The Fifth Element, 50 First Dates, Love Actually, Memento, Juno, Little Miss Sunshine, Requiem for a Dream, Amelie...

MUSIC: RHCP, The Cure, Paramore, Regina Spektor, Jamie Cullum, The Black Keys, Estopa, Amaral, The Smiths, Alex Clare, P!nk, MUSE, Oasis, Guns N' Roses, Florence and the Machine, Rolling Stones, Mika, Danny Elfman, The White Stripes, Amy Winehouse, The Hives, Green Day, Coldplay, Michael jackson, Radiohead, Metallica, Incubus, Bowie, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Bon Jovi, Arctic Monkeys...

BOOKS: The Little Prince, Into the Wild, How to Talk to a Widower, 1984, A Brave New World, Neruda in general, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the night-time...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I think, coming to the States without knowing no one there before to learn and have an experience that will last all my live.
Teaching small kids with hearing difficulties.
Meeting the great musician Jamie Cullum after one of the best concerts of my life.
Jumping out off two cliffs in Mexico and feel the pure happiness and freedom of knowing that we can do whatever we want in life if we decide to do so (AND SCREAM AS LOUDER AS WE CAN, AS WELL xD)
Driving (getting lost) through the Death Valley in California during one of the most beautiful sunsets I´ve ever seen with my best friend at the States :)
Also, watching the breathtaking sunsets from Templo de Debod in Madrid and La Alhambra in Granada, my hometown.
Flying a microlight aircraft above the mountains and lakes of Madrid.
Snorkeling in Mexico.
The "truñipótico" dance in Venice Beach.
Riding the Top Thrill Dragster in Cedar Point.

And the list will go on... :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach some music (I'm a singer and I created some own songs), how to do a short-movie/documentary, photography, I can teach kids many different things for school, delicious Spanish recipes...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Monaco, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United Kingdom, United States

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