hi,

I'm Leo. I am an artist working in experimental film and choreography, I also work in trans health, and run a queer skateboarding collective called Camp Skateboarding.

I grew up living between different countries, so have nomadic tendencies, I tend to like spending more time in a place to really get to know the history, culture, and meet local artists, communities and so I can skate!

I also love nature and ecology, and try to experience that as much as I can overseas, especially learning about local indigenous cultures.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Travelling is a wonderful and beautiful privilege, but also has its repercussions on local places.

I want to make sure I'm travelling in an intentional and respectful way. Where there is reciprocation and exchange.

I love to know a place through locals and not just sightseeing without context. I crave depth in knowing a place, and the people that inhabit it, and often like to live places as opposed to just pass through.

I want meaningful connections with people, and learning about their stories, as well as a chance to share my own.

Interests

Anything to do with movement: Dance (somatic practises to clubbing), learning new ecological facts, skating, surfing, anything on wheels, kayaking.

Making stuff: Analog film, sculpture, weird furniture etc.

• arts
• culture
• movies
• hiking
• surfing
• nature
• dance
• queer

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I listen to so many things and have a playlist for all occasions and moods.

Movies: Slower movies, art house, romcoms before the 2010s, experimental and surreal stuff. some favorites: Apichatpong Weerasethakul's films, Playtime (1967), La Haine (1995), Wong Kar Wai's films

Books: Adrienne Maree Brown's Emergent Strategies, Gaston Bachelard -Poetics of Space, art books, James Baldwin, experimental prose etc.

Teach, Learn, Share

A lot of what I do is teaching and sharing, so I'm very passionate about sharing and teaching these things especially:

-filmmaking and editing
-skateboarding
-drawing
-anything to do with design and art
-playing the piano or cello
-community health knowledge, especially on trans and queer topics

What I Can Share with Hosts

Happy to share or teach knowledge on the above. Many stories. Travel tips (off the beaten track stuff, secret fun things, queer spots etc)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Germany, Taiwan, United States