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Overview

  • 7 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Sign Language - American, Spanish
  • 38, Female
  • Member since 2010
  • teacher, freelancer, people watcher | maestra, empleada i...
  • CELTA English teaching certificate, M.S. in Employee Educ...
  • From Tacoma, WA, USA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION
To explore as much as life will permit

ABOUT ME
I am all about creative, inexpensive ways to travel and meet interesting people.
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MISIÓN
Quiero explorar el mundo tanto como la vida va a permitir

SOBRE MI
Me gusta viajar y conocer la gente interesante (especialmente de una manera creativa y de bajo costo =)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
Same as many others, I have been using "couchsurfing" in the traditional sense dozens of times over the years, both as host and surfer. It's so great to expand these opportunities now through an official website.
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Igual que muchos otros, me hicieron "couchsurfing" desde hace muchos años (antes de la página web), tanto como un anfitrión y un invitado. Ahora, con un sitio oficial hay muchas más oportunidades de explorar el mundo de esta manera.

Interests

local music, food & nightlife; good beer and whiskey; bicycling around town; cooking and tasting new and local foods; hiking and exploring nature; gardening and learning about sustainability; random conversations with random people
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música y comida local; buenas bebidas; el montar en bicicleta por la ciudad; cocinando; baile de la salsa (¡pero todavía estoy aprendiendo!); senderismo y la exploración de la naturaleza; jardinería y aprender acerca de la sustentabilidad; conversaciones al azar con personas al azar

  • culture
  • salsa dancing
  • dining
  • cooking
  • gardening
  • traveling
  • music
  • hiking

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Helped build an outdoor eco-kitchen in Guatemala; Visited Tahrir Square on the 1st anniversary of the Egyptian revolution; Spent two weeks harvesting olives in San Miniato, Tuscany; Rode the abandoned ferris wheel at SpreePark in Berlin; Spent two days hiking through the rice fields in gorgeous Sapa, Vietnam; flew East all the way around the world over one week (....because that's about all the vacation time that Americans get!)
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Lo siento, pero no puedo traducir todo esto en ingles. Necesito su ayuda obviamente =)

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a certified EFL teacher so I'm happy to help my hosts practice their English - and I appreciate getting a little help with my Spanish as well!
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Soy maestra de inglés como lengua extranjera certificada. Me encanta ayudar a mis anfitriones con sus Inglés (¡Y me gusta recibir ayuda con mi español también!)

What I Can Share with Hosts

English language practice, help around the house, cooking, cultural exchange, share stories and friendship
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La práctica del idioma Inglés, cocinando, la ayuda alrededor de la casa, la limpieza, el intercambio cultural, compartir historias y la amistad

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Curaçao, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Guatemala, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Panama, Puerto Rico, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, United States

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