My name is Brenda, I grew up mostly in Australia, where when I was 18 years old at high school my peers voted me the funniest person of the school (about 100 people).

I studied a double degree in engineering and business... on the day I finished my last university class I did my first stand up comedy act and the people laughed, it was great.

Then I was living in Spain for a while... COVID happened.

Now I am back in Melbourne doing an engineering PhD on how we breathing

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

there are cool people all over the world and this is a good way to meet them. Also getting to know places by having a local show you around is much more interesting than doing it with a group of tourists.

Interests

I like learning new things so whatever someone is interested in and likes talking about I like hearing about. Otherwise, I enjoy trying different foods, going to different, odd places, and sport type of activities that don't need too much equipment.

• cooking
• running
• reading
• cycling
• hiking
• sports
• languages
• mountains
• ukulele
• vegan cooking
• tree climbing
• sustainable living
• kombucha
• dog walking

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Mr Nobody, Dead Calm, Seven Psychopaths, Moon, I Love You Man,

Books: the Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy, the left hand of Darkness, Packing for Mars, Flowers for Algernon and The Disappearing Spoon......etc.

Music: i am learning how to play my ukulele.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

While on an overnight train from Budapest to Bucharest I taught myself how to cube root numbers under 1,000,000 in my head. It has proven to be LESS useful than I expected.

I am also skilled in the art of origami, if paper folding impresses you, be prepared to be impressed.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach English. How to get access to good bathrooms/internet/facilities in any country.
I can share stories and jokes. Great listener too.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, jokes, ponder interesting qualities of the universe

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Belgium, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Netherlands, Spain, Viet Nam