First, I should say that I've been off couchsurfing for a long while. I hosted a few times while living in San Francisco, but have yet to try it while traveling. Hence, I don't have much of a track record. If you want to learn a bit more, you can check my instagram at https://www.instagram.com/teobidreams/, or I can send you my facebook link.

I have spent most of my life seeking to learn and live fully, to create community wherever I can, and among people coming from many communities. I'm inspired by people that have that sparkle of curiosity in their eyes, that communicates a transparent spirit. I am a full-time artist working in multiple disciplines. I have a studio (painting practice), write, and create/perform in interdisciplinary performances. I have done extensive work within the nonprofit arts sector in the US and with collaborators in Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil. In San Francisco, I founded a multidisciplinary art space called the Red Poppy Art House (www.redpoppyarthouse.org), as well as a neighborhood arts festival, the MAPP. All this is to say, I love being involved in creative work and creative communities!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am traveling in Italy and Greece to explore different cities and towns to see where I may want to base some of my work in the coming years. I am looking for areas where the cost of living is lower, less driven by the madness of consumerism and more focused on quality of life and relationships, a place where I can rent a studio and be able to focus on my practice.

Interests

I love the arts and I love nature. Ocean, sand, mountains, forests, and light, all kinds of light. I am inspired by genuine exchange, people who can't help but be transparent in their passions, true interests, questions, and fears. I enjoy vital conversation, challenging assumptions, but also silence - the simplicity of quiet moments. I like to cook, and love to see family and friends gather around home cooked meals. I enjoy connecting people, particularly artists and creative thinkers outside of the arts engaged in meaningful work. It's common to find me spending an afternoon sipping a martini, listening to Billie Holiday or Charlie Parker on vinyl, while the late sun streams into my studio. I spend most of my time at work - painting, devising music/theatrical productions, and networking/organizing projects that engage the arts among a diversity of communities. And I dance: Argentine tango, salsa, samba/gafiera.. .

• arts
• dancing
• tango
• cooking
• painting
• music
• communications
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Classic Jazz, soukous/n'dombolo, Brazilian, Italian opera, classical music.
Caetano Veloso, Baden Powell, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, George Gershwin, Sara Tavares, Koffi Olimide, Billie Holiday, Rachaels, Arvo Part, Chavela Vargas, Fundo do Quintal, Cartola,
Writers: James Baldwin, Gabriel Garcia Marquez...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've met amazing and inspired people in my life that have left me transformed by their presence.

At the age of 21, I traveled across the Sahara via Tamanrasset, and was awe-struck by it's immensity. I had a string of strangers take care of me all the way from Morocco, through Algeria, to the Niger border. They demonstrated a generosity that has continued to inspire me throughout my life.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can teach you Argentine tango (i used to teach professionally), or basic painting skills in mixed media.
I can teach principles of composition and light/shadow in photography.
I can teach basic guitar, chords, 12 bar blues, etc.
I can teach how to set up a basic website in squarespace or wordpress
I can teach what I know how to cook.
I enjoy teaching. :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Algeria, Argentina, Barbados, Benin, Brazil, Canada, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Jamaica, Mexico, Morocco, Niger, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Togo, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States

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