Hello!!

I am Tanya, an artist from Cornwall (UK). I'm planning to move to Tuscany in May/June and Lisbon in August/ September to work on painting projects.

I have travelled a lot before, Couchsurfed, worked and explored, always searching for (and finding) great inspiration for my work. I like to capture places, people and ideas into my sketchbooks and embrace all experiences.

A little more about me, I am very open-minded and approachable - I am smiling and happy almost always. I like exploring, normally without knowing where I’m going/getting lost - because it's more fun than following a map/ it feels like I’m discovering the places that I find.

I have a lot of positive energy and love for good people, especially those with any sort of spiritual interesting energy-related ideas and stories! Or the well-travelled explorers with adventures and wisdom to share.

If you'd like to see my work...

Instagram:
www.instagram.com/tanyafryerart

Website:
www.tanyafryer.com

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because I don't like to feel like a tourist, and when I couchsurf it is a home, a culture, a new experience. An opportunity to see a place from within, not as an outsider. The friends I have made through couchsurfing have been a privilege to share time and stories with. I hope to continue finding open minded, kind hearted and curious travellers to show me the true sense of the places I visit!

Interests

I am trying to build a habit of running because it clears my head. At the moment most of my time is filled with gardening or painting outside, or baking or embroidering my artwork inside!

I love drinking wine and eating chocolate - like most people?

• architecture
• photography
• chocolate
• running
• reading
• painting
• drawing
• swimming
• countryside
• creativity
• good food
• sunshine
• getting lost
• sunsets
• sharing stories
• exploring nature
• snorkelling
• textiles
• embroidery
• ice cream
• artists
• cooking and baking
• drinking wine
• old cities
• blogilates
• morning coffee
• embroidering

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
Just Kids by Patti Smith, Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert, A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez, The Princess Bride by William Goldman.. to name a few.

Movies:
Chocolat, Call Me By Your Name, The Way Back, Catch Me If You Can, The Little Prince.

Music:
Balthazar, Warhaus, Belle and Sebastian, Frightened Rabbit, Empire of the Sun, Bombay Bicycle Club, Angus and Julia Stone, Electric Guest, Fleetwood Mac, Lana Del Ray,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I visited the last paradise! Raja Ampat!!

Teach, Learn, Share

Embroidery? Creative things? Painting?

What I Can Share with Hosts

Little watercolour paintings, exchange stories, recipes, culture, and happy memories!!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cambodia, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Laos, Malta, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, Ukraine, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Malta, United Kingdom