Hello, My name is Stephanie Ortega born and raised in Los Angeles. I am 24 years old.

I am an artist, traveler, musician, adventurer, and book worm. I love to be outdoors, I love to play sports from soccer, volleyball, swim, skate, and bike. I love to meet new people from all over the world and get a better understanding of their culture and their language.

In the future I would love to learn as many languages as I can, I have started with Portuguese and some Italian.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am Couchsurfing because I believe this is the best way to meet people and understand their lifestyle. Once I have my own place I would definitely open my home to those future travelers.

Interests

My Interests are traveling, art, adventure, biking, skating, playing sports, photography, Playing guitar, filming and editing, tattooing learning new things anything that is simply a good time.

Tumblr:

http://stephos-photos.tumblr.com

• arts
• culture
• books
• photography
• tattoos
• traveling
• socializing
• painting
• drawing
• music
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• adventure races
• skateboarding
• sports
• soccer
• volleyball
• swimming
• languages
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Music: It is hard to choose my favorite music but a few:

The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Nirvana, The Supremes, Michael Jackson, Journey, Gogol Bordello, Moby, Daftpunk, Bob Marley, Zee Avi, Mana, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Interpol, Warpaint, Radiohead, The Strokes, The Police, Temptations, Black Sabbath, The Distillers, Atmosphere and many more.

Favorite Movies: 28 days later, Kill Bill, Matilda, Lilo and Stitch, Lord of the Rings, Starwars and many more.

Favorite Books: Great Gatsby, 1984, Brain on fire, Holes, Flowers for Algernon, Hobbit, Miss Peregrine school for peculiar children, Brave New World and much more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Rode my fixed gear bike from Los Angeles to San Diego about 130 miles, planning on a bigger trip.
-Played beach futbol in Rio, Brazil with people from all over the world.
- Painted a mural in Downtown Los Angeles
-Backpacked Europe for two month
-Rode my fixed geared from San Luis Obisbo to Los Angeles about220 miles.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach skateboarding, soccer, volleyball, painting, drawing
I would love to learn new languages and become fluent
I'd like to share my home one day to future cs

What I Can Share with Hosts

Travel stories

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, England, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Scotland, Spain, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States