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Overview
About Me
I was born and raised in mar del plata, Argentina, but moved to the United States as a teenager. Now I am a college graduate with a bachelors of fine arts, concentrated in painting and drawing. I'm an uprising young artist ready to see the world.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
I am traveling around South America and I have hosted a couch surfer before. It seems like the best way to get to know a city and the people that you stay with are a magical part of the journey. I want to keep track of all the people I meet on my journal and draw a portrait of each one. This will be very important for my next series of art pieces which I will start as soon as I settle down. I've always been fascinated and dominated by other people and couch surfing seems like the perfect opportunity. And we will welcome everyone back to our home as soon as we settle :)
Interests
I love to draw and paint, write, psychology and philosophy, learning from and about people, interpersonal interactions. The outdoors and sports, surfing, longboarding. Exploring concrete jungles! Experiencing cultures!
- arts
- humanities
- traveling
- painting
- drawing
- outdoor activities
- surfing
- sports
- track and field
- teaching
- psychology
Music, Movies, and Books
Reggae music and laid back acoustic guitar; cultura profetica, los cafres, Gondwana, bob Marley, jack Johnson, John Mayer, Andres calamaro, jarabe de palo, etc.
I don't watch much tv, but I love documentaries and movies about artists, such as Frida khalo, I am (the documentary), lords of dogtown, diario de motocicletas, slum dog millionaire, etc
Books I enjoy philosophy books a lot, aldous huxley, Kafka, Sartre, Simone de bouvaire, Nietzsche, Kant, Foucault, love: paulo coelho!!
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
I was part of the muralist team that painted the 4th largest mural in the United States, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Teach, Learn, Share
I can teach you art, anything you need to know about painting or drawing. I've been an art teacher for two years in the United States. I can also teach English.
What I Can Share with Hosts
I will leave a painting or a drawing with each one of my hosts, I have many stories to tell and they will become part of my artwork and journey, part of my discoveries and studies about the human experience and what it is to be human.
Countries I’ve Visited
Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Panama, Spain, United States
Countries I’ve Lived In
Argentina, Chile, Spain, United States