Kia ora, hey! I’m Alice (she/her). Yep, like Wonderland. ✨

I’m a personal trainer, yoga teacher, and freelance writer. I write feature articles and do website copywriting for impact-driven businesses. I’ve met so many inspiring people with incredible stories, have seen so many mind-blowing landscapes and vistas, and have lost my shit over adorable animals… and I can’t wait to meet you.

I’m not super active on this app but I’ve done about 3,000 hours of pet and house-sitting through TrustedHousesitters so if you’d like to see my references from that, just ask. 🌻

I don’t care so much about touristy stuff (although some of it is rad, for sure!), I’m more interested in hearing your story. Let’s have deep chats over tea. ❤️

Always happy to give you loads of recommendations in cool things to do in Auckland and New Zealand as a whole if you're visiting, too!

I’m vegetarian but it’s 100% fine if you aren’t, and I can’t eat wheat/onion/garlic which suckssss but it is what it is.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Tbh I’ve just finished cat-sitting in a remote village in Bulgaria which was awesome but super isolated and I can’t wait to hang out with people again. 🙃

Interests

• yoga
• walking
• reading
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• backpacking
• rock climbing
• art
• slackline
• sustainability
• dance
• serendipity
• adventuring
• spinning
• libraries
• chai
• art galleries
• neon lights
• bookshops
• patterns
• aerial hoop
• obstacle course racing
• matcha
• boxfit
• colour-blocked outfits
• soundbathing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music ~ I love anything with a beat. Can’t get enough of Lil Nas X atm. And I’ve constantly got Connor Price, Todrick Hall, Jason Derulo, Tiësto and dreamy stuff like IMANO, Alt-J and Glass Animals on repeat.

Books ~ Kurangaituku by Whiti Hereaka, Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K. Reilly, and The Midnight Library by Matt Haig.

Movies ~ Can’t remember the last one I watched… but I just finished binging Never Have I Ever Season 4 and it was So. Freakin’. Good.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I did a 500km trek once (it took about a month!), helped launch a creative community in Kuala Lumpur, and ran a Halloween-themed fitness class last year where people got to whack ghost piñatas.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you yoga, proofread any written stuff, or be your gym buddy if that’s your jam.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A Kiwi accent you can laugh at, plus I can belay you if you're into rock climbing!!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cook Islands, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, England, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Montenegro, New Caledonia, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Malaysia, New Zealand