Hello, l'm Annabel from Aus and l've been travelling New Zealand for the past 4 months which has been incredible. I'm an Artist and 'explorer', l enjoy being outdoors, going for walks, second hand book stores are my weakness, love a good coffee in the morning and a beer in the evening. You can find all my likes and what not in my profile, l'm pretty much here to have a good time, experience as much as l can and meet some awesome people along the way.
(I'm a much more experienced couchsurfer than my account says, but at the time l was travelling with 2 others and we used their accounts instead of mine to request stays.)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

l see it as the best way to get involved in the places you travel to. There is nothing better than talking to/making friends with the locals because they'll give you the best experience/perspective of a place. I think that if anyone is crazy enough to open their home to strange vagabonds they must be a pretty genuinely kind soul, so l have faith in this system.

Interests

Everything art (creating it and staring at it)
plants and nature, gardening (love to walk and be outside)
Yoga
Music (listening to it, playing it very badly)
Beer
a really good flat white
good food, good company
of course, travel

• arts
• books
• singing
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• coffee
• traveling
• drawing
• music
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Books/Poetry
'Walden' Henry David Thoreau
'The Big Picture' by David Suzuki
'Love for Lydia' by H.E Bates
'Girl in a Band' by Kim Gordon
Everything by Sylvia Plath or Ted Hughes
David Godbold poetry

Films
Breathless 1960
Documentaries are my life, just watched 'Before the Flood' by Leonardo DiCaprio
Just finished watching the first season of STRANGER THINGS! I'm now so sad l have to wait for the next season.
Massive David Lynch fan, l love all his films especially 'Wild at Heart'
French films
The Phantom of Liberty by Luis Buñuel
Favourite films l've watched recently -
'We need to talk about Kevin' directed by Lynne Ramsay
'Into the Void'
Guilty pleasure > 'if you are the one' (Japanese dating show)

Music
Soul in the morning is the answer to everything.
Sufjan Stevens
Absynthe Minded
Nick Drake
Rainbow kitten surprise
Crystal Fighters
Whitney
Love all girl bands eg, Warpaint
Talking heads - fav track 'stay hungry'
shlohmo - fav track 'Beams'
Molly Nilsson

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveled to Thailand for a ten day service trip where l did volunteer work in an HIV/AIDS orphanage, a school for blind children and a Leprosy clinic/community villages. I'm not trying to put myself out there as a goody goody but this really was one of the best experiences/things l've done.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can have a good chat about climate change and the destruction of the planet for sure, but l'm trying to learn more, so l'd rather listen than share.

I can teach you how to make a cute little zine book thing out of an A3 piece of paper, that's pretty cool.

I've discovered my love for cooking finally, l make a mean banana, blueberry bread/cake (brake)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can sing you songs and draw you pictures and maybe take you through a yoga session. I can also help with all household duties and l don't need much or expect anything.
I'll try and bring a positive vibe to your home and do my best to help out whenever l can.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Australia, England, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, England, New Zealand