Hola!! (english for below)

Soy Miela, fotógrafa nómada Auzzie, aventurera, guía aspirante y alpinista.
He vivido, trabajado y viajado por América Latina hace 2 años ahora.

IG: @mielamalyon.photo

Soy abierta a compartir habilidades, siempre feliz de chatear pero respetuoso con el espacio/tiempo de los anfitriones. Feliz de echar una mano y ayudar en todo lo posible (¡también dispuesto a hacer una limpieza profunda o tomar algunas imágenes profesionales de tu casa/habitación o de ti mismo!).

Realmente lo aprecio:
- sentirse pequeño en entornos naturales increíbles (escalada, trekking, montañismo) - conexiones espontáneas, misiones secundarias, tonterías generales, creación de arte, ¡cocina!
- la a poder compartir conocimientos, educar y aprender.
-una ducha caliente y la sensación de estar en su lugar después de una gran aventura.

Cosas especiales que he hecho recientemente:
- Un curso de primeros auxilios en español en San Pedro de Atacama (feliz de compartir conocimientos de primeros auxilios de manera informal), luego de tener que rescatar a un brasileño en la ladera del Volcán Lascar.
- He estado viviendo esporádicamente en un 4x4 durante el año pasado, más recientemente en Bolivia y el norte de Argentina (es por eso que no tengo muchas referencias aquí, ¡pero puedo prometer que tengo estándares de limpieza!)
- He viajado en barco desde Panamá a Colombia (a través de las increíbles islas de San Blas) Hice autostop en Baja California con una banda de Malabaristas.
- Obtuve una licencia de motocicleta en Medellín, Colombia.
- Pasé 2 semanas en un sitio de eventos en la jungla panameña documentando un festival.

Algunas misiones de ensueño:
-Completar una licenciatura en psicología en la próxima década.
-Te Araoa: Caminata por Nueva Zelanda de arriba a abajo.
-Conducir por la autopista dempster (nor, alaska)
-Cruzar desde Europa hasta mi isla natal tomando el menor número de aviones posible.

Probaré (casi) todo al menos una vez ! (jeje)

Hiyaa!

I'm Miela, an Auzzie nomad photographer, adventurer, guide and mountaineer and have been living, working and travelling in Latin America for the past 2 years.

IG: @mielamalyon.photo

Very open to skillshares, always happy to chat but am respectful of hosts' space/time. Happy to lend a hand and help in any way possible (also down to do a deep clean or take some professional images of your house/room or you!).

I really appreciate:
- feeling small in incredible natural environments (climbing, trekking, mountaineering)
- spontaneous connections, side-quests, general silliness, creating art, cooking!
- being able to share knowledge, educate and learn.
- a warm shower and the sense of falling into place after a big adventure.

Special things I've done recently:
A first aid course in Espanol in San Pedro de Atacama (happy to share first aid knowledge informally), after having to rescue a Brazilian on the side of Lascar Volcano.
I've sporadically been living out of a 4x4 throughout the past year, most recently through Bolivia and Northern Argentina (it's why I don't have a lot of references on here - but I can promise I have cleanliness standards!)
I've boat-hitched from Panama to Colombia (Through the incredible San Blas islands)
Hitchhiked in Baja California with a band of Malabaristas.
Got a motorcycle Licence in Medellin, Colombia.
Spent 2 weeks at a event site in the panamanian Jungle documenting a festival.

A few dream missions:
-Complete a psychology degree within the next decade.
-Te Araoa: Hike New Zealand top to Bottom.
-Drive the dempster highway
-Cross from Europe to my island home taking as little planes as possibe.

Will try (almost) everything at least once!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To share, connect and travel a meaningful way!
To get to know places from LOCAL perspectives and make lasting connections.
To simply expand my own worldview and hopefully give back/pay forward.

Interests

• photography
• meditation
• hiking
• mountaineering
• sailing
• etymology
• mythology
• trekking
• poi
• sustainability
• climbing
• alternative medicine
• art therapy
• drumming
• mixing music
• thruhiking
• cultura prehispanica
• indigenous astronomy
• audiovisualization

Music, Movies, and Books

Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck- Mark Manson
On Photography - Susan Sontag: Incredible book for any aspiring photographer.

Films: Ghost Dog the Way of the Samurai : Two best friends speaking completely different languages who mysteriously always understand one another.

Dead Man - Jim Jarmousch: Utterly beautiful black and white film.

Master of the Flying Gilloutine B-grade Kung Fu because life is silly.

Music: Leon Vynehall, Amon Tobin (Ambient/Min Tech), The Garden (weird mix of Punk + DrumnBass)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

10 pilgrimage with 40 other beautiful people across the Wirikuta Desert, Mexico.

Climbed a Hill in -18 degrees Celsius in Budapest.

Watched 80km gusts rip the roof off a building.

Participated in a hug with +30 people.

Boat-hitch hiked from Panama to Colombia

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach/offer: A Photographic portrait session! Mexican food! Spanish/English Classes. Bushcraft techniques, navigation/route finding, climbing partnership, Life Drawing, Poi, Art (Painting/Drawing/Theory), Mixing/Dj-ing.

I would love to learn: Martial Arts, Drums (infamously difficult to travel with), more about Bushcraft (plant-based medicine/indigenous first aid wilderness skills) Audio Visual Teching + Projection Mapping + Mixing. Free Diving, Breathwork Techniques, Meditation Techniques, Portugese + German!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking!
Arting!
Language Classes/Conversations (English Spanish)
First Aid Classes! Outdoor Navigation tips/skills!
Outdoor companion! Hikes? Climbs?
Photography skills! Always eager to lend my skills behind a camera or share my knowledge :}
Photo walks... a portrait session...
How to make a DIY pinhole camera with a cardboard box and tape and a piece of paper...

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Mexico