CURRENT MISSION

I am in Florianopolis, Brazil, to learn Portuguese. I have many Brazilian friends at home and i would like to be able to communicate with them better. I am also here to practice surfing and kite boarding and have a good time. I am here in Floripa until Feb 27th. I will be attending Portuguese school in Barra de Lagoa from Janurary 9-Feb 17th.

ABOUT ME

im a tattoo artist from seattle that has been living all over the world the last couple years, travelling and tattooing, living life and experiencing many things.

PHILOSOPHY

to put only good in to the world. and live the best i can in this life i have.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Right now I am new to using couch surfing, and am looking to meet people and make new friends and have somewhere to stay close to my Portuguese School while im in Florianopolis. but i would like to be able to continue to hosting once i get home back to seattle and have a place i can do so. :-)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

new to the website, but i have been traveling the world and meeting people all over, and i always love visitors when i am living somewhere!

Interests

all art, tattoos, hairdressing, painting, music. riding motorcycles, bungee jumping, cooking, travel, exercise, gymnastics, reading, working hard, amusement parks, laying on a beach, spirituality

• arts
• tattoos
• cooking
• exercise
• yoga
• coach
• motorcycles
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• painting
• music
• surfing
• bungee jumping
• rock climbing
• gymnastics
• beaches
• parks
• spirituality
• learning
• kitesurf
• acroyoga

Music, Movies, and Books

i will watch anything besides reality television.
*psyche/rock , industrial, ebm and edm music, but am also stuck in the 90's and love anything i can do good kareoke to! im not a fan of county. One of my favorite bands of all time is Placebo.

*malcom gladwell is my favorite author. i love reading things that inspire and break things apart. or books on spiritualism.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

been living all over the United States, traveled thailand, peru, colombia, ecuador, mexico, Canada, Costa Rica and now Brazil . I spend a good portion of my years in Alaska! I spent 1 month living in the Amazon in Peru with a shaman. It was life changing. :-)

Teach, Learn, Share

i love to teach, in fact i was a gymnastics coach for many years of my life. i like to go and see places, i like to share, but also find it very valuable to be alone.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My stories, my art. I could always give you a tattoo if i have my gear with me. :-)

my friendship. I really want to make new and great friends while im here.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States