Hi! I am a writer and film photographer from the West Coast of the United States. After living in Ireland for three years, I now live in Portugal where I write novels, poetry, and zines and work in a camera shop. I am a fun, easy-going person always down for exploring art exhibitions, going to the cinema, doing yoga at new studios, having beers along the ocean, hiking in beautiful places, or other spontaneous adventures! I love to visit new places and connect deeply with other people. While I often travel with my partners and friends, I also love to solo travel and try to go once a year.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

After a long time off of couchsurfing, I'm back in order to find a stronger sense of community when I'm solo traveling. I'm also looking for places to stay and new friends to meet while I'm in Barcelona starting next week, July 23rd, for the Experimental Photo Festival. I decided last-minute to go to this festival, because I'm deeply passionate about experimental analogue photography and want to learn more. I'm so excited to explore Barcelona, take lots of photos, and meet likeminded travelers and artists.

Interests

• writing
• books
• photography
• film festivals
• yoga
• reading
• cinema
• film photography
• film
• writing poetry

Music, Movies, and Books

Books
- everything by Elena Ferrante
- the entire Fitzcarraldo Editions
- A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel
- just read Eve Babitz and I'm obsessed
- The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
- honestly too many to count... anything beautiful and simmering with suppressed rage

Movies
- Memories of Murder, dir. Bong Joon-Ho
- Y tu mamá también , dir. Alfonso Cuarón
- Roma, dir. Alfonso Cuarón
- Cold War, dir. Paweł Pawlikowski
- Dog Day Afternoon, dir. Sidney Lumet
- Blowup, dir. by Michelangelo Antonioni
- The Piano, dir. Jane Campion
- anything by Agnes Varda, Wong Kar Wai, Akira Kurosawa, and Ingmar Bergman

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I don't know if this counts as amazing but I had my first photography exhibition this year and it was absolutely wonderful, rewarding, and surreal!

I've also driven across the United States four times

Teach, Learn, Share

Photography
Yoga
Writing

What I Can Share with Hosts

Photography! I would love to take your photo and show you how to develop film, print anthotypes, make a contact printing frame, or answer all your burning questions about analogue photography!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Northern Ireland, Peru, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Ireland, Portugal, United States