CURRENT MISSION:
Checking my feet before I enter the house ... where have I been, how did I get here? More important though - where am I going...

ABOUT ME:
Activist, freelance photographer and graphic/web designer with a background in corporate information systems. I am not my past, it is a backdrop to what I am and evolve into. I am a social person that brings people together.

PHILOSOPHY:
Life is lived through day to day experiences. How we perceive them is what creates a rich, rewarding and valuable life.

Use your instincts and refrain from over-thinking without discussion. Reality is created by sharing thoughts. Get to the real question - WHAT IS?

Что привело меня на Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING:
Assist in connections made and clearing problems that may be encountered.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE:
Long-term personal CS experience since late 2007. I've been pursuing work/living arrangements involving photography and web development.

My fondest CS trip was to Brazil, staying at an apartment in downtown Sao Paulo with four female students.

Интересы

I enjoy seeing people come together and celebrate creativity. There are causes in life that are worth putting differences aside and working together for.

Since November 2017 I've been eating a vegan diet. I work making cold press raw juices.

• design
• photography
• causes
• freelancing

Классная вещь, которую я сделал(-а)

I went to Sao Paulo Brasil to meet someone I'd only met online in November 2004. The trip was 21 days. We discussed where I'd stay and I mentioned the hostels - instead she checked with friends and I ended up staying with four college girls at an apartment near MASP. Two knew broken English, but we mostly communicated passing a laptop computer back and forth with a translation program for Portuguese.

After 10 days I moved to staying with my friend's family in Carapicuiba. I had so much fun with family life, visiting the market, and seeing life around the streets.

I have to say the one time I was the most drunk in my life was on that trip, though I've still never thrown up and probably should have that time.

Учу, учусь, делюсь опытом и информацией

Low light photography lessons
1) Stabilize the camera as much as possible, through your stance, breathing, holding camera against a stationary object, use a monopod, or BEST use a tripod with a remote release.
2) Increase the ISO setting up to a point where grain in the photo is suitable to show details desired
3) Anything less than 1/30 second in posed photos, action requires concentration & stillness.
4) Buy the best lens you can afford, lower the minimum F-stop the better
5) Minimize zoom of lens, zoom increases F-stop on most modern lenses

Где я побывал(-а)

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, Mexico, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Где я жил(-а)

United States