CURRENT MISSION

Living a happy life in my new home!

ABOUT ME

Abilee Jane. I am 22yrs old, a Kiwi by birth, a Canadian by heritage. Love traveling and exploring. Worked as a geologist the last two and a half years in northern BC near the Alaskan border (helicopter fly-in camp in the mountains). Finished uni with an BSc. in Environmental Geology but have decided to go back to school to pursue neuropsychology. Moved to Wellington in February, where I plan to live for the next two years!

PHILOSOPHY

Live, Love, Laugh, Learn, Grow.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Am flatting and unfortunately don't have the space to host but if you are keen then send me a message and I'd love to meet up for a coffee/walk/drinks etc.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Plenty of experience bouncing from place to place visiting friends and family all over the world. Have been hosted twice by very amazing and kind people in NZ - would love to have the chance to help people feel as welcome as I've felt since moving here.

Interests

Cooking, playing, laughing, relaxing, music, crafts, exercising, being outdoors, going on adventures of all types and sizes.

• cooking
• coffee
• exercise
• drinking
• crafts
• flying
• traveling
• music
• outdoor activities
• camping
• geology
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Mostly nonfiction these days, autobiographies of musicians, neuroscience books, as for fiction, love A Confederacy of Dunces, Isabelle Allende, James Thurber. Currently reading Nog, An Astonishing Hypothesis, Sleights of Mind, Phantoms in our Brains

Music: many many! Brasstronaut, Caravan Palace, Alt-J, The Delta Spirit, Leonard Cohen, Parov Stelar, Bahamas, The Balconies, TVOTR, The Black Keys, Dandy Warhols to name a few..

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ventured into a network of ice-cave tunnels at the foot of a glacier. With a headlamp and some friends went into the dark unknown for a solid hour or so, sometimes having to squirm on our tummies to get to the next tunnel. Working in the middle of nowhere has its beautiful unexpected advantages!

Climbed Kilimanjaro last year, did the final ascent under the light of the full moon. Reached the summit as the sun was rising over the glaciers; have never felt so tired and elated in my life - a great feeling!

Teach, Learn, Share

Learning from all types of experiences, sharing experiences with people, being open to new things always.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Germany, New Zealand, United States