Hi there 👋

(Updated OCT 2024)

I'm Jamie, and I'm the one with the beard!

Originally from the South West of England, however currently stationed at a workaway near Christchurch NZ.

So far...

Quitting my jobs in April 2023 and started travelling, originally with my partner through the Americas. However shortly after arriving in New Zealand find myself on more of a solo adventure.

This account was used for us both but is now slowly being reverted to just me.

🇳🇿- Sep 16 2024- (Current location)

2024
🇨🇦-Apr 18-
🇺🇲-Mar 26-
🇨🇷-Feb 01-
🇨🇴-Jan 01-

2023
🇨🇴-Dec 23-
🇧🇷-Dec 12-
🇧🇴-Dec 01-
🇵🇪-Nov 10-
🇨🇱-Oct 12-
🇦🇷-Sep 01-
🇬🇧 (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿) - May 01-

Future
🇮🇪🇲🇽🇨🇺🇫🇯🇭🇷🇬🇷🇮🇳🇹🇭🇻🇳🇲🇬...

I have been a member of couch surfing since 2016, but until 2023 never actually had the opportunity to surf or host.

The aim is to travel and take this time to see as much as possible so am trying see and do more, meet lovely people and have some great experiences as have done so far hence wanting to do lots more couch surfing.

Instagram-
@ambedorium (not that I've posted in a while)

Workaway- https://www.workaway.info/en/workawayer/Ambedorium/overview

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To make friends globally.

Over the end of 2022/ start of 2023 continually discussed the idea of a year out traveling and in April 2023 quit my jobs and decided to just do it.

Since then spending time travelling using Couchsurfing and Workaway. Working on farms, homestead's, jungle, islands, ranches, community's, pet sitting, house sitting, camping and hopping across countries on friends (new and old) sofas, floors and spare rooms.

Initially starting in the UK but in September of 2023 we flew to Argentina and volunteered and Couchsurfed around South America untill Feb 2024. Then headed to central America for a few months doing the same (actually spent the entire two months in Costa Rica) mostly volunteering. Had a brief stop in San Francisco where we road tripped around California for a few weeks. Before flying to Canada at the end of April renting an RV with friends in for two weeks from Calgary to Vancouver for another road trip. We stayed in Canada for another five months of volunteering, couchsurfing, exploration and experiences.

Before being granted NZ working visas, with the new age rise in New Zealand's working visa. We arrived here in September and hopefully plan to make the most of our years visa Sep 2024-25.

That's the general plan incase updating this alludes us.

And amongst that have plenty of good food, exploration, and absorb experiences with great company, meet lots of people and help out where we can.

Music, Movies, and Books

Pre April 2023 watched a fair amount of Bear Grylls the island when we have been with electric. Taste in movies has also follow suit and been along the theme of Wild, Tracks, Into the wild, A walk in the woods etc.

I also like the artistic silent motion pictures of Baraka (1992) and Samsara (2011).

Though historically (before travelling)I was more than likely to watch something on YouTube from a range of topics as really like the way that the majority of the time you see what the creator had intended without any third party interference in the edit. Which just makes everything more authentic even though not necessarily factually correct.

I had even intend on starting my own channel to coincide with my original journey back in 2016. Though that was now a while ago although something I may wish to pursue again in the future.

So this is a link to the few videos I made back in 2016 (link below)

https://youtu.be/KkzkdC79ZGo

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

CS + volunteer + travel journey so far...

2024
🇳🇿Nov- Couchsurf with Amber @ Christchurch, South Island.
🇳🇿Oct- Workaway with Catherine @ Cheviot, South Island. (🌱🌴🐑🐖).
🇳🇿Oct- Work exchange Kody + Nyssah @Winton, South Island. (🐄🥛).
🇳🇿Oct- Couchsurf with John @ Invercargill, South Island.
🇳🇿Sep- Couchsurf with Sharron + Wayne 🐑 @ Winton, South Island.
🇳🇿Sep- Couchsurf with John, @ Arrowtown, South island.
🇳🇿Sep- Couchsurf with Theo, @ Haast, South island.
🇳🇿Sep- Couchsurf with Liam,
🇳🇿Sep- Couchsurf with Sid,
🇳🇿Sep -🛬 In New Zealand - (Current Location)
🇦🇪Sep- Met Nik whilst in-flight on route to Abi Dabi.

🇨🇦Aug- Workaway, Garet + Tamara @ Vancouver island (🧑‍🌾🧄🦫).
🇨🇦Aug- Workaway, Barb + Lisa @ Saltspring island (🌱🎋🪚).
🇨🇦Aug- Couchsurf, Margaux + Keven @ Saltspring island BC.
🇨🇦Jul- Hosted Flo @ Oliver BC.
🇨🇦Jul- Workaway, Amazia Organic Farm (🌱🎑🧑‍🌾) @ Oliver, BC.
🇨🇦Jun- Workaway, Bernie + Isabel (🌲🪓🪵🦬), @ Merrit BC.
🇨🇦May- Couchsurf with Marc @ Vancouver BC.
🇨🇦May- Road trip with us +6, Calgary - Vancouver BC.
🇨🇦Apr- Workaway with Pam (🌱🧑‍🌾🐎🏇🪚), @ Calgary.
🇨🇦Apr- Couchsurf with Anastasiya + Maksym @Calgary, AB.
🇨🇦Apr- Couchsurf with Nadja + Dan @ Calgary, AB.
🇨🇦Apr- Landed 🛬 in Canada, Calgary.
🇺🇲Apr- Couchsurf with Anna + Arra @ San Francisco.
🇺🇲Apr- Couchsurf with Andy @ Sunnyvale.
🇺🇲Apr- Couchsurf with Dimitri @ Sunnyvale.
🇺🇲Apr- Star Gazing with Kirubel @ Death Valley.
🇺🇲Apr- Couchsurf with Ezequiel @ Ventura, CA.
🇺🇲Apr- Couchsurf with Doug @ Cayucos, CA.
🇺🇲Apr- Couchsurf with Gretchen + Mike @ Cayucos, CA.
🇺🇲Mar- Couchsurf with Fred @ Bodfish, CA.
🇺🇲Feb- Landed 🛬 in California, San Francisco.
🇨🇷Mar- Coffee with Dave + Tainá @ Monte Verde.
🇨🇷Mar- Work exchange with Ana (🐄🥛🧀🌱🥜), @ Arbolitos.
🇨🇷Feb- Couchsurf with Luis, @ Cahuita.
🇨🇷Feb- Couchsurf with Caleb, @ Cahuita.
🇨🇷Feb- Workaway with Kory + Chell🍌🌴🥥🍍@ Penshurt.
🇨🇷Feb- Landed 🛬 in Costa Rica, San José.
🇨🇴Jan- Workaway on La Bodega 🐝+🥔@ La Pradera.
🇨🇴Jan- Pet Sat, Consuelo (3🐕+2🐈) @ La Pradera.
🇨🇴Jan- Couchsurf + Climbing with Sandra + Clara @ Bogotá.
🇨🇴Jan- Burrito with Ivan + Natalia, @ Bucaramanga.
🇨🇴Jan- Pigeon rescue with Jesse, @ Santa Marta.
🇨🇴Jan- Island Party with Sergio @ Mistic Island.
🇨🇴Jan- Drinks with Jay, @ Cartagena.
2024

🇨🇴Dec- CS Event for New Year's. @ Cartagena.
🇨🇴Dec - CS Group meet @ Cartagena.
🇨🇴Dec- Landed ⛴️ in Columbia @ Leticia.
🇧🇷Dec- Sailed with Aleksey, @ Amazon River.
🇧🇷Dec- Pizza + drinks Drucilla, @ Manaus.
🇧🇷Dec- Couchsurf with Cândido @ Manaus.
🇧🇷Dec- Landed 🛬 in Brazil, @ Manaus.
🇧🇴Dec- City tour with Dan, @ Cochabamba.
🇧🇴Dec- City tour with Diana, @ La Paz.
🇧🇴Dec- Arrived 🚌 in Bolivia, @ La Paz.
🇵🇪-🇧🇴Dec- Kayaking with @ Lake Titikaka.
🇵🇪Nov- Air B+B with Lilly, @ Cusco + Machu Picchu.
🇵🇪Nov- Market, Coffee, Tour with Chico, @ Arequipa.
🇵🇪Nov- City tour + coffee with Yesenia, @ Lima.
🇵🇪Nov- 🐈park and food with Gabbo, @ Lima.
🇵🇪Nov- Surfing 🏄🏼‍♀️ with David, @ Lima.
🇵🇪Nov- Lunch with George, @ Lima.
🇵🇪 Landed 🛬 in Peru, @ Lima.
🇨🇱Nov- Drinks with Zahra + Hassan, @ Santiago.
🇨🇱Nov- Couchsurf, Roberto + Mari @ Santiago.
🇨🇱Oct- Couchsurf, Claudio, @ Valdivia.
🇨🇱Oct- Couchsurf, Yerko, @ Puerto Varas.
🇨🇱Oct- Couchsurf, Oscar + Magaly, @ Castro.
🇨🇱Oct- Met Isabel @ Rio Denal, Chiloé Island.
🇨🇱Oct- Couchsurf, Patrick, @ Cucao, Chiloé.
🇨🇱Oct- Couchsurf, Julio + Alejandra, @ Castro.
🇨🇱Oct- Drinks with Oscar @ Castro, Chiloé.
🇨🇱Oct- Tour Bernhard @ Puerto Montt.
🇨🇱Oct- Arrived 🚌 in Chile, @ Puerto Montt.
🇦🇷Oct- Hosted Fiona + Tom, @ Bariloche, RN.
🇦🇷Oct- Couchsurf, Yesica, @ Bariloche, RN.
🇦🇷Oct- Cake, Tom @ Jauja, El Bolsón, RN.
🇦🇷Oct- Pet Sat, Shannon (1🐕+1🐈) @ El Bolsón, RN.
🇦🇷Sep - Oct workaway @ Campo Base, El Bolsón.
🇦🇷Sep- Couchsurf, Thais @ Esquel. RN.
🇦🇷Sep- Couchsurf, Carlos @ Puerto Madryn.
🇦🇷Sep- Couchsurf, Pablo @ Puerto Madryn.
🇦🇷Sep- Coffee, Carlos @ Puerto Madryn CB.
🇦🇷Sep- Couchsurf, Ana @ Bahía Blanca BA.
🇦🇷Sep- Couchsurf, Catalina + Ruben @ BA.
🇦🇷Sep- Couchsurf, Edu + Ksenia @ BA.
🇦🇷Sep- Coffee with Edu + Ksenia @ Padre. BA.
🇦🇷Sep- Drinks with Lorraine @ Palermo. BA.
🇦🇷Sep- Landed 🛬 in Argentina @ Buenos Aires.
🇬🇧Aug- House help, Phoebe @ Bournemouth.
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Aug- Pet sat for Alex (3🐕+5🐈) @ Moffat.
🇬🇧Jul- Pet sat, Kat (2🐈+3🐓) @ Manchester.
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Jul- Couchsurf, Rose @ South Wales.
🇬🇧Jun- Pet sat, Olivia (1🐕+1🐈) @ Cornwall.
🇬🇧Jun- workaway @ Landulf farm, Cornwall.
🇬🇧May- wwoof @ Daveytown, Princetown.
🇬🇧Apr- workaway, Marc @ Lower Marsh Farm.
🇬🇧April- Quit jobs to travel.
2023

Teach, Learn, Share

Up for learning anything and helping out wherever I can. Through Latin America was trying to learn Spanish but that was a while ago now.

What I Can Share with Hosts

- Time and experiences.
- English teaching.
- Helping out wherever I can.
- I like cooking.
- I like plants.
- Animal care.
- Quirky conversation

- Pet sitting.
- House sitting.
- Workaway.

The list continues...

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, England, France, Italy, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Scotland, Spain, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom