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Overview

  • 22 references 12 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Polish; learning Spanish
  • 32, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • UX Designer
  • Sociology & Urban Planning -- University of Californi...
  • From Culver City
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About Me

I am an open minded and carefree individual who appreciates all that is in front of her. There is not a time when I am not emanating a smile or laughing uncontrollably, because the worst way to waste time is being unhappy.

I work as a UX Designer for a consulting company, so I'm used to getting shipped to far away places and making friends with those around me. I like solving puzzles, getting to know people, and seeing things from a different angle.

I took a bit of a hiatus from Couchsurfing, but I'm looking to get back into the community. :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I, personally, love the feeling of slowly being assimilated into a city's lifestyle and becoming a temporary local. With couchsurfing, you get more than just a couch - you get an opportunity to enter a gateway of someone's life and a city's raw center (something a travel book cannot cover).

Interests

Early Mornings, Late Nights, Reading, Laughing, Sunflowers, Tea, Cycling, Hiking, Documentaries, Ethnic Food, Expression, Snowboarding, Anything Outdoors, Libraries, Cold weather, Yerba maté, Bicycles, Knowledge, Coffee

There really is far too much! I adore far too many things and dislike far too little.

  • books
  • documentaries
  • dining
  • wine
  • beer
  • coffee
  • politics
  • reading
  • traveling
  • outdoor activities
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • backpacking
  • snowboarding

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Pulp Fiction, Royal Tenenbaums (anything by Wes Anderson in general), art documentaries, Waking Life

Music:Stars, The xx, Wilco, Wax Tailor, The Strokes, Spoon, Sonic Youth, Seu Jorge, the roots, Radiohead, Portishead, PIXIES, of Montreal, Pink Floyd, Fiona Apple, Phillip Glass, The Kinks, Flaming Lips, The Avalanches, Nico Muhly, Manu Chao, Macaco, Bob Marley, Gorillaz, George Harrison, the films, Eels, The Doors, Devendra Banhart, Bob Dylan, The Black Keys, Beirut, Beck, The Beatles,Beastie Boys, Arctic Monkeys, Arcade Fire, David Bowie (and so many more...)

Authors: Italo Calvino, F Scott Fitzgerald, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Douglas Hofstadter, Jorge Luis Borges, Etgar Keret

Teach, Learn, Share

Teaching optimism and perseverance - we all are capable of so much, in my eyes.
Learning about all I have still not yet been exposed to.
Sharing opinions.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, United States

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