I am a wedding and family photographer living in Napa, CA.

If you're curious, here's my website: http://rachelsimpsonphotography.com

When I am not working on my business I love to hike, bike and explore new restaurants.

I love to travel and have completed a southern route cross country road trip, hoping to do the northern route some day. I also recently did a 3 week backpacking trip across Spain, France and Italy.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have greatly enjoyed meeting new people through this website and still have fond memories of the people we stayed with on our road trip. I've met a few local friends as well through couchsurfing and look forward to being able to offer my own place for people to stay in some day.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Stayed with two awesome people on my road trip, such a positive experience and looking forward to being able to offer someone else the same out in my neck of the woods.

Interests

When I'm not taking/ editing photos I like to be outside exploring nature or a new city. I am also constantly looking for new music, I mostly enjoy singer songwriters but have a wide range of other musical tastes. I'm also a big fan of food and am always looking to try something new or try old favorites cooked in new ways.

• photography
• dining
• traveling
• music

Music, Movies, and Books

Super eclectic tatses.Music: Not a fan of wailing guitars or really hard rock but pretty open to anything else. Always searching out new artists. Movies: Love all kinds of movies, really enjoy indi films or a good romcom after a long day. I read mostly novels, many times with a historical base. I recently finished "All I did was ask" by Terry Gross, enjoyed some great interviews.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Visiting Spain is perhaps the most amazing thing I've done in my life. Second is probably the road trip west.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a professional photographer so if you have any photography questions I would be more than happy to share my knowledge of the subject. I would also be happy to offer a quick photo session if you need a new headshot or family/ couple photos.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Canada, France, Guatemala, Italy, Saint Lucia, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States