This is a partners profile so this will be more a About Us section.

Note: We want to be in Turkey next October, 2025 so we are looking for people who can host us in our drive to do social-minded artistic work in Turkey

Valentina Gazalez: visual artist, illustrator, muralist and tattoo artist. In my works I focus on themes related to feminism and LGBTQI+ rights from an anti-colonial and migrant perspective. Originally from Chile and of Palestine descendent, so it is also a theme I explores in my work.

Joao Cardiga: photographer, videographer and visual artists (among other things, cyanotype). I like to do much with little and expand that knowledge so art is not an activity only possible for privileged people. Main focus on the human aspect of life.

We are open-minded couple that decided to hit the road and still not found the end of it. Been traveling for more than 10 years now, trading art - murals, videos, Photography and tattoos - so we could be able to live our dream of getting to know this world...

We love to dream, and make those dreams come true. In the way, experience all kind of life and projects.

Final Note: Since we are traveling we cannot host anybody, though we can help in some cases through out connections...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To travel in this kind of way - not the only one we do - and experience first hand the generosity of people and to really feel that this world is one big world. Also to help whenever we can, so others can also travel and fulfill their dreams...

Interests

Life, travelling, dreaming, learning, painting, tattooing, making videos, organizing events, dancing, doing stuff on the street, writing, reading, music, films, politics, thinking, playing football (or soccer depending where you're at on this earth), talking and so many other things.

• arts
• writing
• photography
• tattoos
• dancing
• cooking
• politics
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• music
• soccer

Music, Movies, and Books

Note: this are old choices, and though they I still present, they do not represent the full spectrum of all our choices

Well it is difficul but some that I enjoy:

Movies: Trainspotting, Closer, Seven, In the name of the father, Crash, etc...

Books: My name is red, Brave new world, 1984, The Gospel According to Jesus Christ, Anne Frank's Diary, etc...

Music: Mozart, Rage Against the Machine, Nirvana, Wu-Tang Clan, The Prodigy, The Doors, The Beatles, The Smashing Pumpkins, Editors, Florence + The Machine, Kanye West and so many others...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Living our lives like we want and doing what we want and love...

Teach, Learn, Share

Learn: everything;
Share: our experiences;
Teach: what we learned

What I Can Share with Hosts

Our experiences, stories, some cooking, more stories, and hopefully a great time...

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Laos, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Chile, Colombia, India, Portugal

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