CURRENT MISSION

traveling the world filming documentaries

ABOUT ME

i've been traveling and producing documentaries for 5 years now and couchsurfing has been an integral part of these experiences. i'm married to my best friend and lately we've begun producing docs together. we're super respectful and chill people, very non-invasive, and we love meeting interesting new people (-:

all-in-all i just try to live as truthful to myself as possible.

some of my stuff can be seen on the following link:
www.olialexander.com

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

i love showing people around my city (or any place i know), so feel free to contact me if you're traveling somewhere i've already been to.

for the entire year of 2012, however, i'll be hosted way more than i'll be hosting.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

been hosted a bunch of times now in the u.s., uganda, madagascar, ethiopia, france + went out to eat and drinks with a million people through CS. it's been amazing! cant live without it anymore.

Interests

photographing, filming, delicious food, meeting people, incredible people, cozy places, talking, traveling, coffee, driving, walking, learning, listening, music, cuddling, good energy, the unknown

• photography
• documentaries
• beauty
• dining
• coffee
• walking
• partying
• drinking
• traveling
• socializing
• music

Music, Movies, and Books

my favorite artists, always walking around with me in my pocket:

lcd soundsystem,
yo-yo ma,
simon & garfunkel,
the rolling stones,
phish,
john lee hooker,
andrew bird,
b.b. king,
menomena,
tom waits,
pink floyd,
george harrison,
john lennon,
the cat empire,
vinicius de moraes,
nat king cole,
jethro tull,
buddy guy,
my morning jacket,
marvin gaye,
maria callas,
david bowie,
led zeppelin,
daft punk,
the dirty projectors,
jill scott,
the smiths,
bob marley,
sufjan stevens,
beach house,
the doors,
the who,
gal costa,
g. love & special sauce,
neil young,
emerson, lake & palmer,
stephane grappelli, django reinhardt, dispatch, little joy, edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros, canned heat, bobby mcferrin, bob dylan, the beatles, moby, muddy waters, eric clapton, astor piazzolla, aretha franklin, al green, nina simone, adoniran barbosa, ac/dc, jamiroquai, james brown, madeleine peyroux, air, dave matthews band, manu chao, marisa monte, janis joplin, jefferson airplane, cartola, luiz melodia, explosions in the sky, queen, amon tobin, bonobo

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

waking up every day...

especially when i get to do it in new couches, new places, with fascinating new people

Teach, Learn, Share

i love learning - no matter what (usually);

i can teach everything i know about photography and videography. im completely passionate and obsessed with this stuff.

but then again, there's so much more to teaching, learning, and sharing than can be written..

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Italy, Kenya, Madagascar, Monaco, Morocco, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, Uganda, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, France, Germany, Switzerland, United States

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