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Overview

  • 22 references 15 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Italian, Spanish; learning Arabic, Portuguese, Russian
  • 48, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • Recent CSULB Grad and looking for a new career path.
  • Bachelor's in Int'l Studies w/a Concentration in Latin Am...
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Not necessarily in this order or back to back but: Patagonia & Galapagos or Australia & New Zealand or The Great Wildebeest Migration in the Serengeti, Maasai Mara & Tanzania!

ABOUT ME

I'm an environmentalist at heart and am also very interested in understanding different cultures. I am currently looking for a different career path and that is why I went back to school to get degrees in International Studies and Environmental Science. I love to travel and I hope to do lots more of it. I am also a foodie and depending who I'm traveling with, we've been known to travel just for a particular restaurant, food, or cuisine. I'm a pretty easy going and open-minded person and I try to live my life as stress free as possible.

PHILOSOPHY

"It's not that you regret what you do, you regret what you don't do."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Currently trying to participate as I go.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted many couchsurfers from around the world. Some multiple times. When time permits I meet up and or show my city to travelers. I have also surfed a bit around the globe and have also met up with the local people.

Interests

Good Music, Great Food, Great Drinks, Great Stories all shared with Great people. DO I really need to mention that I love to travel?

  • dining
  • drinking
  • traveling
  • music
  • teaching
  • languages
  • mathematics
  • science

Music, Movies, and Books

Yes please!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I met my husband(also on CS) in Brazil during the World Cup 2014 and we were married then and there! Other things that may interest others, I rappelled off a few cliffs and flew in the cockpit of a few planes and saw more than I should have those times :/

Teach, Learn, Share

Been known to teach/tutor math and science to underprevilleged children and adults. I would like to learn more languages and would like to learn at least one new thing every day.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Turkey, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, United States

Old School Badges

  • 4 Vouches
  • Pioneer Badge

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