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LOVER OF...
Banana plants, horses, acai bowls, anything from the ocean, mountains, pastel colors, music, hiking, spontaneous adventures, telling stories around campfires, laughing until my face hurts, my sweet lab mix Bali, living a healthy lifestyle, paper>plastic, cotton candy colored sunrises/sunsets, and living a "rich" life.

I’ve always had photography as a hobby but I'm now pursuing videography full time-

MY STORY
My eyes opened up into another dimension when I made a decision to quit a job I hated in college and move to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. I lived out of a pop-up camper, rode my bike to work where I made coffee and taught jewelry classes, and after work I’d either go to the beach, kayak fish, or learn to sail a 16ft Hobie Cat.

For my next big adventure I ended up living in Costa Rica for three months and did a little bit of volunteer work helping give horseback riding tours on the beach. When I came back to the States at the age of 24 I figured I should finally start growing up a little and get a “real” job. I can definitely say my parents and friends were a little surprised when my business partner and I decided to buy an old church bus and convert it into a food truck!

I lived on a 32' sailboat for a few months and although I don't have a lot of hands on experience with sailing anything over 16ft its on my list to learn!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I really appreciate individuality and I love to meet people from all over the world. I genuinely want to hear your story and make new friends! I'm planning on doing a series of short videos about my travels to build up my portfolio :)

Unfortunately at this time I can't accept any surfers, maybe when I get back from my travels!

Interests

• photography
• traveling
• music
• beaches
• adventure
• horseback riding
• video production

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC
Really too many to name but Kaleo, JJ Cale, Dire Straits, Hozier, Lumineers, Gregory Alan Isakov, Odesza, Bishop Briggs, Alina Baraz, Brother Ali, reggae, instrumentals with good beats, maybe some reggaeton to dance to, and any live music no matter what the genre (especially guitar)

MOVIES
A Bronx Tale
Trains Planes and Automobiles
Christmas Vacations
Blow

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ate at Piz Gloria - the 360 degree rotating restaurant in the middle of the Swiss Alps

Teach, Learn, Share

Photography/video tips and anything you want to know about horses

Countries I’ve Visited

Costa Rica, Switzerland