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Overview

  • 18 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning Japanese
  • 38, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • Student of life
  • Some college and the education that traveling gives you
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To find enlightenment

ABOUT ME

I am a collector of magical moments and wonderful friends. I live to find places that take my breath away and to find people to love.

I believe in following your path, the path that is drawn in one's heart. The heart knows where I need to go. I just need to listen to it. I must listen in order to be happy. To fulfill my purpose , that deep need that will give me peace when is being done because then and only then I am doing what I should be doing and my heart knows that.

Born in Colombia then moved to the states. I love to travel, as a matter of fact I can't think of anything I like to do more. To me it is all about learning new languages, eating new food, making new friends. Absorbing every culture I can and make it part of myself. I try to always be open minded with new ideas and way of doing things. I love trying new things, I try to keep active.

Im still a child in so many ways, My ideas of life are so immature and I feel like traveling is a great way to educate myself.

I voice out my thoughts very often. And I am trying to treat everyday as it is my last therefore I treat every encounter as my last. Yet I still like to take it easy, It is a marathon not a race after all :)

I only believe in one absolute truth and that is that everyone sees everything differently even if they are looking at the same thing.

My sense of humor is random but I think I'm funny.

I will give most things a try except for spicy food. So If you are cooking Monkey brains and they are not spicy I will try them.

I am easily distracted

I love exotic animals , It is my dream to swim with sharks and jellyfish.

I like chasing butterflies

I am always on the go.. Have a real hard time staying still.

I am very honest and love honesty in people even if it's harsh, I rather the harsh truth over the sweet lies.

PHILOSOPHY

"yoga stretches the body, Traveling stretches the mind, soul and the heart" - Karen Ruiz

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure."

Helen Keller

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Going to meetings, Meeting people, Surfing and hosting

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I love Couch Surfing is such a great tool to met people that are like minded and that are open to the world. :) super awesome

Interests

Traveling, Scuba Diving, Capoeira, Rock climbing, snowboarding, hiking , eating, dancing, jumping , chasing butterflies and may be catching them too.

  • animals
  • culture
  • full moon party
  • dancing
  • capoeira
  • dining
  • cooking
  • yoga
  • marathon
  • running
  • partying
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • opera
  • hiking
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • snowboarding
  • rock climbing
  • swimming
  • languages
  • tourism
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

music: rock, rock en espanol, salsa, merengue, vallenato, J-rock,

books: The Knight in Rusty Armor, The Alchemist, Eleven Minutes, Veronica decides to die, Eva Luna, La casa de los espiritus, Cuentos de Eva Luna.

Movies: The Art of Travel ,A Walk in the Clouds, City of Angels

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have fished for piranhas in the heart of the amazon and later had it for lunch.

I ate whale sushi, ok so that wasn't as amazing yet it was very tasty and yes I know Whales are not suppose to be eaten.. I know. yet I didn't know that back then so... ignorance is a bliss.

Scuba diving in Ko tao, Shipwrecks are amazing.

I was arrested in Thailand..

Skinny dipping in front of the Opera House in Sydney..

Rock climbing in Tonsai, is amazing, It has quite the view.

Doing the Canungra Canyon in the Blue mountains , Australia ( The scariest things and the hardest physically thing I have ever done in my life)

Doing the 1220 steps of The tiger Temple in Kabri, ( I am just amazed that I did it)

Surviving the full moon party in Koh Phanang .. ( is amazing I made it out alive)

visited 9 states (4%)Create your own visited map of The World or Brazil travel guide for Android

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: I can teach you that 1+1=2 . What? you already knew that? Well then 6+5= 11. What? that as well? Well I no longer have anything to teach you but much to learn.

Learn: I'm willing to learn how to play any instrument, I have no talent for music but I like it.

Share: I will share good stories with anyone that wants to hear them :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Costa Rica, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Colombia, United States

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