I'm a 30yo kiwi travelling in Europe, working for a year in the Netherlands. I have been living between Australia and New Zealand the last 3 1/2 years doing seasonal barista work, meeting lots of cool people and enjoying beautiful spaces. I'm pretty alternative I guess, left-wing, like coconut oil and compassion - that kind of thing haha! I did a Social work degree so am interested in societies and culture and what we can learn from how different people live. Challenging the culture and systems we are born into. Feminist, but not the angry kind. Sometimes yogi - also not the angry kind?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm working in the Netherlands and have a whole big boat to myself. Should be shared!

Interests

• arts
• human rights
• breakfast
• beer
• coffee
• vegetarian
• yoga
• massage therapy
• politics
• traveling
• music
• electronic music
• cycling
• camping
• philosophy
• psychology
• social work
• sociology
• solo travel
• personal development
• sustainability
• buddhism
• feminism
• sewing
• compassion
• sunshine
• vegetarian cooking
• natural medicine

Music, Movies, and Books

Dub, reggae, dubstep, folk, classical, MUSICALS!. Books: Perfume by Patrick Suskind, The Alchemist (of course) by Paulo Coelho, Anything by Pema Chodron, Poetry - old stuff and new stuff but love Byron, Cornford.. Oooh and Kahlil Gibran especially the hermit. Movies: The big fish, Natural born killers, Sweeney Todd, coffee and cigarettes, Eagle vs Shark

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I lived in a housetruck with turrets for 5 years

What I Can Share with Hosts

Some Te reo maori, it's a beautiful language and I know some! I love cooking, especially brunch. Coffee wisdom, coffee drinking, meaningful conversation. Want to know about living and working/enjoying life in NZ or Australia? You want dreadlocks?- I make them. If you need your faith in humanity restored.... I'm nice - and house trained! :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, England, Netherlands, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, New Zealand