Hello! Who am I? Well that is a very good question, and one I too aim to find out on my travels. I am a 27 year old who has recently realized that life is too short to just sit behind a desk for the rest of my life, therefore I have handed in my notice, sold my furniture, packed my bags, collected my last pay checks and am about to head out into the world to meet some incredible people, have some adventures and hopefully come back (or don't as it might turn out) a more rounded person who knows a little more about herself. I am planning on spending 6 months traveling Ireland, Barcelona, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Bali and Vietnam. I know, a huge amount to cover in a small amount of time! I have some friends and family that I am staying with along the way but thought couch surfing would be a great way to meet some locals and get off the beaten track a bit!

So a little more about me: I am an outgoing, chatty, positive, person who generally is quite laid back. I like to play the guitar (badly) and have in the past stayed with people who have done so too and we have had some wonderful little music sessions. I am the type of person who like to try most (if not everything) once and am especially interested in local or traditional things to try to really learn more about the people and country that I am in. I am not fussy and not scarred of getting stuck into some hard labor or helping out with things. I see all of this as experience and a way to learn and grow! Therefore happy to work a bit for my keep. I love animals, cooking, socializing, having a beer or two, dancing, hiking, horse riding!

I would love to meet some people who would be willing to invite me into their homes and show me their favorite places to go on my travels. I would love to repay in cooking a few lovely meals, helping out around the home and of course inviting you to stay with me once I am settled in the future.

Let me know if you think we might get on!

Thanks!
Caitlin

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am couchsurfing as did this once or twice when I was in America a number of years ago and met the most amazing people and have had some of the most amazing experiences. I love the whole idea of people with locals and not following the tourist path. I have opened my doors to other travelers (though not through couchsurfing at the time) over the last few years and the few that I have met have enriched my life in those few days and inspired me to continue with this journey. I would love to one day to be able to reciprocate properly as would love to show other travelers around my favorite places in London!

Interests

• #hiking
• #bali
• #diving
• #horses
• #skydiving
• #thailand
• #sydney
• #auckland
• #new zealand
• #velencia
• #christchurch
• #queenstown
• #padi

Music, Movies, and Books

I have an eclectic taste in music, I love everything from blues to pop! I am not a big heavy metal or rap fan but equally can appreciate it for what it is and it has its place! I have recently read "feel the fear and do it anyway", great book and I would recommend it to anyone! I found it very inspirational! I like to ready historical fiction books, such as Phillipa Gregory Books as I find the Tudor Dynasty fascinating. I enjoy reading fantasy books as well as thrillers. I don't think I have a favorite film to be honest, there are just too many. I like thrillers in general and suppose I am a big fan of disaster films such as "2012" and "Core" just find them interesting. I play the guitar and piano, not very well anymore but find musical people inspiring!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ummm.... that's tricky. Okay I volunteered with mentally disabled teens when I was a teen myself to help them have some normal teenage experiences. The person I was buddied with for the few days had not spoken in about 5 years because of a trauma. After the three days of going to the cinema, lunch, tobogganing and just chatting away to this young man at the end of the day he turned to me and said "thank you". Just two words, and it still is the most incredible thing I have done as I felt that I helped someone.

Teach, Learn, Share

I play the guitar so would be happy to help any budding learners along the way! I also love to cook so would be more than willing to share cooking responsibilities and to hopefully show some new dishes. I am trying to learn Spanish so would be grateful of any help with that! I speak English fully so would be more than happy to help anyone with English skills, writing and reading.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I would like to share my experiences, my cooking and cleaning ability. My love of getting involved and actually spending time with them (if they wanted) to make some friendships for future. I don't want to just have a base, I would like to know that I have also enriched the lives of the people I am staying with in some small way, even if that is just having a good laugh or good meal!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Cyprus, France, Ireland, Mozambique, Norway, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom