My husband and I are adventure filmmakers. He English living in LA, and I Mexican American and Egyptian American born in LA and returned home after many years living elsewhere. We are adventure filmmakers who travel a lot, love meeting interesting people, and get outdoors often. However we are also city people who love art, live music, culture. We know this city well.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Paying back for all the amazing hospitality we have received over the years.

Interests

• cooking
• reading
• live music
• films
• biking

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Love In The Time of Cholera, Unbearable Lightness of Being, East of Eden, All The Kings Men, Any Human Heart

Movies: Almost Famous, Out of Sight, Anything Wes Anderson

Music: Sufjan Stevens, Fleetwood Mac, LCD Soundsystem, Arcade Fire, Wilco, Stones, Zeppelin.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Produced a feature length documentary

Teach, Learn, Share

Can teach you about American history politics if you are from abroad!
Can teach you about American history or politics if you are from the United States too.

My husband can teach you rock climbing, which you might like more than American politics I suspect.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Best trail spots in LA for biking or hiking
Best food spots

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Lebanon, New Zealand, Peru, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile