Hi I’m Ilian! I’m 25 years old, I was born in Morelia Michoacán, a beautiful city in Mexico. I used to live in USA since I was 1 year old until 7, we traveled a lot there,
I loved the experience of airports, arriving to a new and different city every time, meeting new people, and that made me feel the happiest person on earth. When I turned 7 years old, my mom missed Mexico, we came back and stop traveling. She was pregnant of my little sister Arantza.

Then, I found I love art! I’ve been dedicating all my life into it. I started painting canvas when I was 14, then in muralism, art direction in cinema, fashion,textiles and ceramics. Doing everything I could with my hands. I love to learn and try different things in art.

In 2019 I started studying industrial design in Queretaro, but the pandemia arrived and I had to get out of school because it was so sad not going anymore (yes I’m super nerd, I love school), I came back to Morelia and started tattooing, in that moment my life changed.

I love art, and it’s so important that people can trust me to do a piece on their skin for the rest of their life. My dilemma is to always design something unique and different because every person is. I’d never ever repeat a tattoo. My inspiration is nature, animals, natural and organic life, the perfection of everything that it is.

I travel around the world tattooing, painting murals and designing. I love outdoor activities, climbing, hiking and downhill, and more if I have good company. Im a vinyasa and yin yoga yoga teacher since 2021. I love to meditate and do everything on my day with awareness.

I’ve been vegetarian for 10 years, started at my 15th birthday, since that I discovered thousands of herbs, flavors, ingredients and a lot of stuff to cook without harming animals and I love food!! Traveling, doing art, meeting people and eating is something that fuels my soul. I love to help others, doing everything with love, learn new things, share my art, and giving always the best of myself. I’m a great listener too.

I’m new here, Im starting to travel in Europe alone with my tattoo machine and my art skills, an Italian friend recommended me this app, she told me she had amazing experiences Couchsurfing ✨. That she met a lot of beautiful people and had amazing times traveling with them. I’m kind of scared, but I’m a good person so I know that the universe is going to put the perfect people on my way.

If you want to see some of my art I’ll leave you my instagram @ilian.alvarezv

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I’m Couchsurfing because I love to meet people on my way traveling. 🤍

Interests

Books, coffee, art, animals, nature, yoga.

• animals
• fashion
• tattoos
• coffee
• yoga
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• art
• nature
• climbing
• meeting new people
• bycicle

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Cumbias, jazz, rap, indie, salsa, ambient, disco, house and techno.
Movies: Island of dogs, Chihiro, Princess Mononoke, every Disney movie. But what I love the most are documentaries.
Books: spirituality, self help, poetry.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Found what I love, share it and travel doing it.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: yoga, art lessons, meditation exercises.
Learn: cook!! History, art.
Share: art.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Art, tattoos, yoga lessons, meditations, book recommendations, some Mexican dishes, funny stories and I’m a great listener 🫶🏻

Countries I’ve Visited

Mexico, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, United States