CURRENT MISSION

"Volvi a sentir unas inmensas ganas de vivir cuando descubri que el sentido de mi vida era el que yo le quisiera dar." -Paolo Coelho

ABOUT ME

Hi I’m Marie (from Colorado, USA), and my husband is Jorge (from Bogotá, Colombia)! He’s got his own CS profile, so here’s a bit about me!

I LOVE traveling (who doesn’t, amiright?) I began traveling at 16 years old, when I went to live in Valencia, Spain, as an exchange student (2002). In college I majored in a mixture of Spanish and business, and studied abroad again in Monterrey, Mexico, in 2006. After graduating college I worked for a couple of years until I got restless and decided to travel again. In 2011, I backpacked/couchsurfed through Mexico and Central/South America for 7 months, an amazing experience! (Not to mention I met my future husband at a Couchsurfing reunion in Colombia!) After this, I returned to the USA and worked for a couple years. Then in 2013 the itch to leave my country hit me again; off to Mexico City to live for 3 months, got my English teaching certificate, and then off to Bogota, Colombia with my husband for another 2 months. Then back to the states for a few years to work and save up for our latest trip: 2 months in the lovely Southeast Asia, which came to an end in January 2018.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is so short. Do things that make you happy. Be who you are. Find happiness within yourself.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My couchsurfing experience has been AMAZING. I can't imagine a better way to travel and get to know local people, cultures and traditions.

Interests

Traveling, drawing, karaoke, traveling, practical jokes, singing, reading, traveling, writing, sarcasm, and, of course, traveling.

• writing
• singing
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• drawing
• karaoke
• volleyball

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Cambodia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Laos, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, Mexico, Spain, United States

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