Originally from the frozen tundra - Canada but been travelling the world in a 30L bag since 2014 and fell in love with northern Thailand while on the road! Been living in Chiang Mai as a full time tattoo artist for the last 3 years and now travelling through Europe for the summer to change things up a bit (with the potential of relocating back again!)

You can see my tattoo work at instagram.com/shannonwolf

I'm free spirited, love meeting new people from around the world and living a life full of adventure and sunshine.
I live my life simplistically, big into meditation, am a pescatarian, avid hitchhiker, and passionate about learning of other cultures around the world!

“The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.”

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I think couchsurfing is a fantastic way to "pay it forward", to help like-minded travellers have a sense of community no matter where you are in the world.

I have couchsurfed (with & without this website) across Europe, Central America and Asia but thanks to couchsurfing, I have now had the pleasure of meeting and hosting some incredible people who started off as strangers and became some of my best friends.

Interests

Tattooing
All Art - from design to music, food, you name it - everything in life is a form of art!
World Travel
Nature/Camping
Adventure
Wine, Cheese
Coffee
Everything Japanese! hahaha

• arts
• writing
• design
• fashion
• photography
• tattoos
• cooking
• wine
• red wine
• coffee
• vegetarian
• vegan
• drinking
• traveling
• drawing
• music
• skydiving
• road trips
• eating
• tattoo
• tattooing
• tattoo art
• tattoo artist

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: White Oleander, Shawshank Redemption, The Breakfast Club, When Harry Met Sally, Into The Wild, Motorcycle Diaries

Books: Portrait of Jennie, anything pertaining to travel or memoirs

Music: Indie, folk, pop punk, Drum and Bass, Minimal Techno, hardcore, metal, hip hop, rap, etc. (Just depends on the day and the mood! haha)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Jumped off of a mountain in the Swiss Alps!
Met a tattooing master who's the only one left in Thailand who does traditional hand tapping - over 200yr old method.
Hitchhiked across Europe without spending $1 for 2 months!
Surfed down an active volcano in Nicaragua!
Jumped out of a plane in Canada!
Cliff Jumped in El Salvador!
Travelled across India for 5 months on $10/day!
Trekked the Annapurna Base Camp in Nepal!
Hitchiked across Japan for 2 months.

Teach, Learn, Share

Travel & Photography - I was a full time travel writer/photographer before I became a tattoo artist (behance.net/shannonwolf )
Tattooing
Budgeting
Hilarious, embarrassing stories
A great drinking partner (coffee, etc.)
Vegan/Vegetarian cooking

What I Can Share with Hosts

If you are one of the awesome hosts I get the chance to meet and couch surf with, I can exchange a lifetime of hilarious travel stories, how to save money on flights/how to travel the world for cheap, I can cook some incredible dishes and the list continues haha

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, England, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Laos, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Germany, Italy, Thailand