Hi! My name is Darla, and I'm a currently traveling filmmaker and video artist. I just wrapped up working on an independent feature film (in a marina in NYC on a boat!). I'm finishing up some freelance work and traveling back to Boston in the near future !

I love working with children; my past work has included working for a non-profit org as an educator in sound engineering and stage management. I have a background in film, music and radio. I most enjoy working with musical artists!

I am passionate about yoga, living healthy, meeting new people and exchanging ideas, passionately engaging in conversations while drinking tea/coffee and yummy pastries/donuts.

I create structures out of crocheting, love dogs especially newfoundlands, akitas, and boxers. I'm a big cat lady as well, watching live music, comedy and films.

I'm really good at making dumplings and can teach you too!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I just wrapped up working on an indie feature film in the Bronx, where I was living on a boat! I was living in Bushwick where my sublet ended and I decided to move closer to the film location due to the long commute. I am wrapping on some freelance work, and then traveling back to Boston!

Interests

• film making
• music
• tea
• biking
• roadtrips
• video art
• crocheting
• video production
• cooking together

Music, Movies, and Books

Look at the Birdie (Kurt Vonnegut), Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera), Born Standing Up (Steve Martin), Bossypants (Tina Fey), Holidays on Ice (David Sedaris)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I gave my old school headphones, a bunch of classic rock albums, and a beatles themed "octopus garden" painting my friend painted to a little girl who was waiting for her father at 3am, on our doorstep for an escort due to domestic violence situation. It made her day!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach folks how to make traditional pork Chinese dumplings and yoga.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Passion for film, music, cooking, yoga, and the benefits of abianga.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Canada, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada