Born and raised in Miami, Florida USA

PHILOSPHY

Starve the ego, feed the Soul

FAVORITE QUOTES

"No matter how educated, talented, rich or cool you believe you are, how you treat people ultimately tells all."

“The more languages you have, the more worlds you belong to"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To learn languages, to experience different cultures, to see places through locals' eyes.

Interests

I love anything that has to do with the water -- swimming, diving, surfing, I'm in love with it all. I am also obsessed with rock climbing, running, dancing -- these are the things that make me feel alive.

I specialize in underwater photography! you can check out some of my work here:

instagram.com/roldanpow
paolaroldan.com

• books
• photography
• dancing
• boating
• hiking
• surfing
• scuba diving
• snowboarding
• swimming
• freelancing
• ocean
• free diving
• surf
• video editing
• underwater photography

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Jack Johnson, Stick Figure, Devendra Banhart, Leon Bridges, the Black Keys, Billie Holiday, Disclosure, ODESZA, the Lumineers, Frank Sinatra, Lana del Rey, Alina Baraz, J Balvin, Frank Ocean, Bahamas

Movies: 50 First Dates, Mamma Mia, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Hitch, Harry Potter series, Love Actually, Slumdog Millionaire, Inglorious Bastards

TV Shows: La Casa de Papel, The Office, Queer Eye

Books: I enjoy mostly nonfiction books. One of my favorite authors is Malcom Gladwell, so if you know any of his books you have an idea of the kind of reading I like to do. His books involve answering a lot of little questions we might wonder about like Why do some things go viral? or Why are there dozens of varieties of mustard but only one variety of ketchup? Pretty cool stuff

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Service trip to Haiti. This trip taught me a lot about the world, about people, myself... it changed the way I think about religion forever (not in the way you might think).

-Joined a team of shark researchers in the Bahamas who were there tagging pregnant tiger sharks. I was in charge of documenting the entire expedition which included swimming with tiger sharks over 14 feet long - they're just big goldfish

Teach, Learn, Share

TEACH: I can teach you a little bit of Spanish if I stay with you or vice versa
LEARN: I want to learn your language!
SHARE: I want to hear your stories

What I Can Share with Hosts

If you are hosting me and you have some free time, I want to explore your city with you! Let me feed you and buy you drinks!!!

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Colombia, England, France, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Virgin Islands, British