**I'm not verified yet, but here's my professional website:
www.imdb.me/shelleyorourke

**my instagram (I don't post much on the grid, but you can see stories and tagged photos):
@shellster_shellfish

Born in Brasil and raised in Miami by a Brazilian mom and an Irish dad. I speak fluent Portuguese and conversational Spanish! Love learning about different cultures! Having a background in the performing arts, I

now reside in Los Angeles living the Actress / Artist life! Before LA, I lived in Brasil (as a baby), Miami, New York, and Philadelphia.

I have had a million different day jobs, and I currently teach a HIIT Workout Class and also work for an eBay company as an executive assistant when I'm not acting.
In my free time, I'm always out and about at FREE events around town! There are so many fun free things to do & my reputation among friends is that if there's a fun, free event, they'll find me there!

Quick fun facts about me:
-fluent Portuguese and conversational Spanish
-I get the hiccups everyday
-Am an ordained minister bc I officiated my friends' wedding
-Am top 0.5% of Pitbull’s Listeners on Spotify

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've always wanted to couchsurf because I love community! I've been fortunate to have made friends all over the world through travelling and hostels! And learning about a new country from a local is unbeatable! There's an innate understanding and pride for one's own city you can only get a glimpse of through a local's eyes. I love having visitors in my city: I've got googledocs ready to go for what to do with my guests! And it varies too -- a trip for my mom visiting will be different than my best friend from university, or my friend who is visiting with her partner and child! Yes I love travelling to see a different physical place, but so often my favorite travel memories --- and the ones that STICK -- are about the people I've met along the way :)

Interests

Love being outdoors in nature /beach/ and also just outdoors in the city! Parks, town block parties, plazas, outdoor concerts and events!

• arts
• theater
• performing arts
• dancing
• lgbt rights
• traveling
• hiking
• languages
• beaches
• nature
• beach
• film
• activism
• street food
• outdoors
• comedy
• salsa
• sun
• reggaeton
• equality
• black lives matter
• active lifestyle
• games and sports

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Love Reggaeton, HipHop, Musical Theatre, Singer/Songwriter, 60s/70s Carole King, Abba, The Beatles, Aretha Franklin

Books: Giovanni's Room, Siddhartha, The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Movies: Little Miss Sunshine, La Virgen Roja, Moonlight, Problemista, Her

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiked up Fuego Volcano in Guatemala!

Teach, Learn, Share

-teach Portuguese, teach/practice Spanish with you
-teach you a workout class, lead a yin yoga practice, know lots of PT stretches and exercises
-teach dance and partnering like salsa/bachata
-learn more French
-learn a dish
-share funny stories
-share political beliefs

What I Can Share with Hosts

Can help clean-up and am a good sous-chef when given direction! Can share lots of travel tips about where I've visited and also where I've lived!

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, United States