We are Marlon and Elyse. Creative and friendly couple from South London.

Elyse is a Fashion Illustrator and a lecturer at a university. She is from Manchester.

I work in events and art installations for Tate Modern.
Colombian but grew up in London. I used to film TV documentaries and worked as a Microbiologist. I also freedive and tattoo in my spare time.

We are well travelled, friendly, open minded and always looking for adventures.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Like meeting new people.

Have become very good friends with a lot of Couchsurfers and excited to make many more.
Have a lot of hobbies and interests and always happy to share/teach others.

Feel we can all share and learn from each other.
Keen interest in meeting artistic, musical, poetic or adventurous people.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have worked in Sierra Leone during the Ebola crisis. I worked in a small team building a laboratory in the jungle and diagnosing Ebola. I have worked in filming documentaries for the BBC and National Geographic.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Guatemala, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Sierra Leone, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, England