my name is Brooke, I am 21 and live in Australia with my partner and a my gorgeous dog/fur child!
I have been so very lucky in my youth to have parents both bitten by a particularly nasty travel bug so as a child/ teenager I spend A LOT of time touring around Australia in a caravan. in my short years I have managed to become a fully qualified hairdresser and saved as much as I could to put towards my European adventure! I am totally happy to exchanged a host for a haircut! :)
In my spare time I love getting out and about in my home town of Warrnambool on foot or horseback with my darling mare Bella and taking (mostly bad) photos of as many pretty things as I can find.
I'll give fair notice I am a vegetarian and am totally happy to cook for myself and for others to overcome this inconvenience, you never know maybe I know some special veggie magic that I can teach! ;)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love picking people's brains and learning new things, it's my favourite part of my job! I love stories and late night chats over a glass of wine. I think the best way to experience a place is by meeting its locals, people are so fascinating! I would love to couch surf with people who truely LOVE where they live and, like me, enjoy people's company and conversation, but do understand that I do want to do some of the boring "touristy" stuff :)

Interests

I love animals, in particular dogs and I'm a horse girl born and bred. I love history and culture and I don't have much knowledge over it so if whoever I'm staying with knows anything I wanna hear it!!!

• animals
• dogs
• culture
• cooking
• wine
• vegetarian
• movies
• traveling
• magic
• equestrian
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm not a music buff myself so I enjoy listening to a bit of everything or anything, whatevers on really!
My favourite movies are really cheesy and mostly typically Australian; 10 Things I Hate About You, Crocodile Dundee, The Castle, Charlie and Boots ect
I love deep thinkers and that's the kind of books I like to read, fiction or non-fiction doesn't matter but if he author really loves what they are writing (pretty easy to tell while you reading) then I'll love what they produce. Feel free to message me for more information, I go into WAYYYYY to much detail about books I love :)))

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I am so proud of so many things I have accomplished in my life but I'm sure my audience here loves travel so...
I have travelled Australia for a whole year, and then another 6 months later on in life and I would love to give any tips or every just share my experiances! :)

Teach, Learn, Share

Il teach everything I know as long as the conversation partner is interested :)
I never ever want to stop learning from people and general life, and sharing is my favourite thing to do! :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share a lot with hosts who are gracious enough to let me into their homes :)
I love discussing travel, world views, experiences in general. I love a glass of sweet wine and a night out! I am also happy to share some movies and popcorn on a couch and wake up early :) Aside from that I have a few skills of use;
I like to cook, and am alright at it 95% of the time ;)
I am of course a hairstylist so haircuts and such are free game!
My partner is a bit of a handyman and IT wiz! Always helpful around the home :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, New Caledonia, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia