CURRENT MISSION

A lot of people attack the sea, I make love to it.

ABOUT ME

Hi, I'm Elana. I love and work in Hospitality and also assist in teaching SCUBA Diving. I love traveling, meeting new people, Wreck Diving, photography, going to concerts, anything nature, dining experiences, cinema, art, or fashion. I'm very energetic, outgoing, and compassionate. I'm down to earth, fun, and easy to get along with. I love good conversation, food, wine, and company =)

PHILOSOPHY

live each day as if it is your last...
dance like no one's watching...
live life with no regrets...
keep on trucking...

The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.

Jacques Yves Cousteau

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Love to host and be hosted! As of late, Alex and I have been hosting friends of our former CSers. I always refer quality individuals to the Couch Surfing Universe, encourage people to experience life to it's fullest, and spread joy.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Have had so many great experiences! From the Couch Surfer turned family member to passers by. Our interactions and shared experiences build our "trunk", like the rings of a tree.

Interests

I love art,scuba, museums, fashion, design, music, concerts, marine science, cooking, fine dinning, the beach, tea, bright colors, cats,interior design, reading, antiques, traveling, thrift shops, exploring, swimming, climbing, jumping, running,talking to kind strangers,arts and crafts, collage, hedonists, jewelry, city slicking, charity, foreign films, veggies, bicycle riding, evening strolls, dancing, etc.etc.etc...

• cats
• arts
• design
• interior design
• fashion
• photography
• coloring
• make up
• concerts
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• running
• crafts
• thrifting
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• billiards
• painting
• music
• surfing
• scuba diving
• rock climbing
• swimming
• marine science
• science
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: the labyrinth.the dreamers, triplets of Bellville spun, he loves me, he loves me not. Almodovar. wong karwai. Amelie. Frida. kama sutra.edward scissor hands. one night in paris. 2046.requiem for a dream. the science of sleep. a clockwork orange. a scanner darkly. pretty woman. drop dead fred. freaks. pan's labirynth.just like heaven.the fall. train spotting. irreversible. bread and tulips. malena. life is beautiful. citizen kane. frida. some like it hot. tu mama tambien. the transporter. sleepy hollow.harold and maude. run lola run.

Books: The sex lives of cannibals,why do men have nipples?, haruki murakami (Norwegian wood, wild sheep chase), rococo,lovely bones, the 5 people you meet in heaven, choke, a midsummer night's dream, survivor, memoirs of a geisha, a clockwork orange, lullaby, fight club, party monsters, good faery bad faery, Dracula, weird nj/ny, animal farm, van gogh in arles, gnomes&gardens, art in the western world, the plungers and peacocks, the fairies, invisible monsters, gulliver's travels, lady cottington's pressed fairy book, the secret garden, the velveteen rabbit, brian jacques books, winds of change, the house with a clock in its walls, the borrowers, ghostly tales, the fall of the house of usher, night, jane eyre, the grapes of wrath, the giver, of mice and men, the taming of the shrew,most of Shakespeare's works, anatomy books of all sorts.

Music: the cure. manu chao. cut copy. hot chip. chromeo.shiny toy guns.kavinsky.depeche mode.peter bjorn. siouxsie and the banshees.the smiths. the faint. patrick wolf.ladytron.pet shop boys. covenant.david bowie.and one.the pretenders.basement jaxx.fischer spooner. madonna. wumpscut. new order. wolfsheim.all about eve.cocteau twins. a ha. android lust.absurd minds.shriek back.omd.dexy's midnight riders.clan of xymox. delerium. rasputina. london after midnight.falco.joy division.soft cell.tangerine dream.lycia.einsterzende neubaten. sisters of mercy. front 242.human league. Love and rockets. pet shop boys. blondie.fad gadget.cocteau twins. apex twin. soft cell.metric. crystal castles.the xx. cut copy.grizzly bear.led zepplin.BB King. strawberry alarm clock. she wants revenge. the number twelve looks like you. the doors. the Beatles. the who. tv on the radio.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

When I was a teen,I traveled around California for a month, meeting awesome people from all over the place, saw the stars, climbed mountains, was almost eaten by a bear, and mauled by wild strangers. I fed squirrels yogurt, and even swam in a pool of melted glacial water.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can bring to you a feeling of happiness and the love of life. I can teach you many art applications ...from painting, collage, sculpting, jewelry making, arts and crafts, applied arts, print making, wood cutting, batiking, color coordination, fashion advice, make up application, eye brow shaping, love advice. I can cook you an array of delectable delights!! I'm willing to try most new things, so even if I may not be familiar with a particular skill, I'm willing and capable of learning it with you =) I can also dye your hair hehe

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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