CURRENT MISSION

Find a balance between patience and impatience

ABOUT ME

I love to travel, meet new people, learn about different cultures, and surround myself with art, music, and food. I got my degree in voice, and am doing a dual master's degree in arts administration and public affairs. I hope to continue performing and working for nonprofits that bring happiness to people's lives.

PHILOSOPHY

Find happiness and beauty in the small things, even in the sad and frustrating moments in your life, beauty and joy are present in these moments too.

"Washing the dishes to wash the dishes" - Thich Nhat Hanh

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I recently traveled around Spain, singing, hiking, hitch hiking, and couchsurfing. It was a great experience and I can't wait to do it again! I also couch surfed in Washington state and got to meet many lovely people.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Spain! I stayed with two hosts that were fantastic! They showed me around their respective towns, and one even drove me to my next destination. It was a couple hour drive! I had one so-so experience, but you should always have your wits about you when couch surfing, and in life in general, so even though it was not a great experience, I handled it well. I also live in a coop in Chicago. We have a large common space and have hosted people before, albeit not through the couch surfing website. We recently had a traveling poet tour through. She performed her poetry and crashed at our place. It was wonderful!

The last time i couchsurfed was a few years ago when I went to Seattle and the San Juan Islands. I stayed with a wonderful host and we talked about art and culture. Seattle people were great - some even offered me a ride to places without me even asking. I am excited to head back one day.

Interests

singing, too many tv shows and movies to list all but here are just a few - full metal alchemist brotherhood, death note, cowboy bebop, freaks and geeks, Buffy, almost anything by Almodovar, Bunuel, Woody Allen, Medem, Kieszlowski, and Amenabar, Old Boy, American Beauty, Darwin's nightmare, Mary and max, so on.
hiking and biking, reading( in a hammock), futbol (playing more than watching), thrifty shopping,

• arts
• poetry
• singing
• beauty
• dining
• shopping
• movies
• reading
• tv
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

List is too long. A brief glimpse-
Books - Story of stuff, Kurt Vonnegut, Julia Alvarez, Junot Diaz, pride and Prejudice, nickel and dimed, Tennessee Williams, Chuck Klosterman, Christopher Moore.
Music- flamenco like Estrella Morente, Paco de Lucia, Camaron de la isla, Hanggai, Blue scholars, Janelle monae, the black keys, nickel creek, chris thile, fleetwood mac, Fiona Apple, Griz, Silvio Rodriguez, Mozart, Verdi, Philip Glass, John Adams.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiked for a week thought the jungles of Colombia to la ciudad perdida (the lost city), the remains of one of Colombia's largest indigenous civilizations.

Teach, Learn, Share

Can teach singing, painting, drawing, Spanish, stories
Would want to learn anything and everything.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Having lived in coops for several years, I am a pretty decent cook.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belize, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Germany, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria