I'm just trying to figure out what to do with my life, I'm a practicing photographer and model, and in the meantime a waitress/bartender. I want to experience the world, and learn as much as I can from those around me. I love photographing people the most, but I also love photographing scenery and spectacular places.
Another thing about me is that I ballroom dance! I fell in love with it a few years ago, and used to take lessons until I tried out working in a studio for a little bit. I still teach here and there, but is it mostly just something I do for fun now.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to travel, and I love meeting people and experiencing what it's like to live in difference places. When you stay with locals, I feel like you really get a real feel for the place, and they usually have a lot of knowledge about it. Also, I am planning a big road trip this summer, and, if it works out how I'm hoping, I'd love to just couch-surf the whole ride!

Interests

My main interest is for photography. I'm always planning different shoots and writing down ideas for things I want to create with my camera. I love working with models I know, but also just capturing candid, raw life and emotion. I just want to capture beauty in a way that makes the viewer feel something. I'm also a model, and I'm pretty passionate about that, so I kind of do that and my photography together. And I almost forgot to mention! I am also a ballroom dancer. :) I really love it, it makes me happy. I taught a little bit for a while, but I mostly just do it for fun.

• writing
• photography
• beauty
• dancing
• tango
• bachata
• waltz
• recipes
• modeling
• clubbing
• traveling
• socializing
• hiking
• rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: It all depends on my mood and the day and the weather but the kinds I love most right now range from relaxing acoustic to punk rock like Nirvana, to chill house electronic music, and a lot more!
Movies: I like a lot of movies, more that are relatable though, and somewhat realistic.
Books: I don't read books very often, to be honest! But I do love looking at photography books..

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I hiked the Dolomites in Italy, climbing the Via Ferrata (ladders up the sides of cliffs) and hiking along the edge of very long drops, hooked to a cable by a harness. It was, if not the, then one of the most amazing and slightly horrifying adventures of my life.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love sharing what I know about the places I've visited, and mostly what I know about photography. I will gladly share stories, and experiences, movie nights, recipes, haha.. I would love to just make some new friends from all over the place, share an adventure with some strangers that I otherwise would have never had the chance to meet!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share a free photoshoot! One of my favorite things to photograph is people. I love to tell stories with my camera, capture moments, capture love, life. It would be wonderful to add to my photography of my trip by showing a little bit about the all the places and people I encountered along the way!
If anyone does not want that however, I can also just as easily put my camera away during my stay!
**Another thing I can offer is a free dance lesson! :) I can teach ballroom dance and club dancing... All the dances that I have experience teaching are: Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, Rumba, Hustle, Swing, Cha Cha, Salsa, Bachata, Merengue.. I feel like I am forgetting something but, I used to work at a ballroom dance studio called Arthur Murray for a little bit, and took lessons before and after that. It's something I love to do in my free time!

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Canada, France, Italy

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States