Hello! I'm Catherine from New Zealand, traveling until early next year and currently in South East Asia.
I tried couchsurfing for the first time in Germany and loved it - I found it an amazing way to meet people and get in touch with the heart of a place. After Germany, my friend May and I couchsurfed our way through India, mainly in Rajasthan, and I was overwhelmed by the open-mindedness and generosity, not to mention how cool it is to find the local's go-to spot for food or music or whatever.

Interests

• arts
• writing
• photography
• breakfast
• coffee
• traveling
• painting
• music
• boxing
• swimming
• mountains
• filming
• ocean
• learning
• trying new food
• expression
• building
• variety
• fair trade
• solar power

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Kings of Leon, Gin Wigmore, Vaults, Eddie Vedder, The Lumineers, Alt-J, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Keys, Birdy, Childish Gambino, Action Bronson, Blanco White, Hozier, Rizzle Kicks, the iTunes slideshow music

Movies: Memento, The Lion King, Like Crazy, The Godfather, The Wizard of Oz, Requiem for a Dream, 400 Blows, The Motorcycle Diaries, Moulin Rouge, City of God, Leon, The Intouchables, Planet Earth + Cosmos

Books: To Kill a Mockingbird, Harry Potter, Silence of the Lambs, The Great Gatsby, The Little Prince, Where's Wally, Shantaram, The Night Circus, Going Solo, Catch Me If You Can, Abundance, The Glass Castle, National Geograhic

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Let me paint you a picture: hot summers day, a budding nine year old builds a grand and post-apocalyptic Lego city, enters it into a local competition, waits with baited breath and wins the top prize. Amazing.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Terrible speller, average tea maker, filled with endless questions... Has a moderate to high success rate cooking poached eggs and can take quality group pictures.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, British Indian Ocean Territory, Cambodia, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Peru, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand