Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've realised that there is no other way to experience the true culture of a place than to sleep on the floor of a local's house and really get in touch with the country's roots and understand what grounds the place...
I'm not all about the tourist-y things. I love a good adventure off the beaten path and want really immerse myself into what the country is about. What better way to do that than in a home, with a local, without a swipe card that I will most likely lose and waste a day trying to find...

I'm travelling with the aim to make lifelong friendships and connections around the world. I love meeting new people and hearing their stories!!

Interests

I'm a lover of the great outdoors, sport, music, cooking, health, fitness and a really good belly laugh where I stop breathing and my eyes close.

My favourite sports are teams sports but more specifically volleyball, AFL ( Australian rules football), basketball and netball but I'm partial to all sports - recently gotten into snowboarding and surfing- and have grown a real love for watching endurance sports like triathlons and cycling. Love a good WOD and HIIT sess

I love cooking and health foods. Some of my cooking is in my photo album. I especially love trying to make ' unhealthy food' , ' healthy' without compromise the taste!

I work 3 jobs- 2 retail jobs AND am the social media and sales manager for 2 Melbourne start ups. And then I've also got my own business.

I love finding hills or higher ground and looking at the world below. Silence and solitude is therapy for me.

My prized possessions are my bike and my guitar. I spend around 80% of my time cycling from place to place.

I'm pretty sarcastic- only because I don't take life too seriously...

Things that get me excited are
- lame jokes
- riding bikes
- hills (I don't know what it is about them)
- cooking
- getting a cryptic crossword clue (don't judge me pls)
- getting outside
- seeing 'breakfast included' in hostel facilities
- nature
- travelling
- playing music
- functional fitness
- showing people my extremely extremely low alcohol tolerance

• culture
• dining
• cooking
• breakfast
• fitness
• traveling
• eating out
• music
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• surfing
• snowboarding
• sports
• basketball
• soccer
• volleyball
• netball
• teaching
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm not much a of a reader but I love a good read when I find one. Most of the time I like reading the nutrition info at the back of food packets and the dessert section of the menu.
I'd much rather folk-y type music or just music that have instruments in them. I love raw sounding music and I could sleep listening to just a single guitar and a voice. Ben Howard, Ed Sheeran, The paper kites, Mumford and Sons are some pretty cool bands but I'm pretty much partial to any music that provides a good sing-along... Like Celine Dion's 'My heart will go on'.
Macklemore, JT, T-Swizz sometimes even make the list

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Backpacked Europe and Asia solo at 18yo
Started a food truck at 19yo
Cycled solo from Adelaide to Melbourne and raised 22K for non for profit organisation at 20yo
Traveled Jordan/Israel solo at 21yo

Teach, Learn, Share

Vietnamese
Vietnamese cooking
English
How to tell lame jokes and great puns

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Laos, Nepal, Netherlands, North Korea, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia