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Overview

  • 6 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English
  • 34, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • Tour manager
  • University of western sydney, university of calgary
  • From Sydney
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

travel my own home.

ABOUT ME

I'm a normal girl, grew up in Sydney but spent the last 4 years away from my home. Finished a degree in Design/Psychology in Calgary, Canada because I love snowsports then travelled all over Europe where I worked as a Tour Manager for a travel company. I just came back to Australia and don't have a job for a month so I want to explore my own home and help other travellers.

I loveeee snowboarding, skiing, everything about the mountains, hiking, bonsai, meditation, chocolate milkshakes, roadtrips and the ocean. I like surfing, diving, being around water, taking photos or enjoying nature. I loveeeee to have a giggle and appreciate the smallest things in life. Europe has also taught me to love picnics in the park, riding my bike and open air raves/festivals.

PHILOSOPHY

FAITH IN THE FUTURE.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love hosting people, being a tour guide is my job and my passion, but i love staying with people to see how they live, to learn and experience their culture. We don't have many traditions in Australia so its so special for me to learn about other peoples. Its not about the bed...i could get that in a hostel.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My most amazing time was staying with amazing boys in a small town in Canada. I was coming to the end of a 3 week long solo roadtrip across the USA/Canada and it was my first time using CS. They welcomed me with a big feast as they had all their parents around the same night...although it was a little hard for the mothers to believe that we had never met until this second, they accepted and warmly welcomed me. A 2 day stay turned into a week becuase I couldn't bring myself to leave these amazing friends. I got to go on a houseboat, swimming in the lake, learnt deep water solo climbing, we had a BBQ, we cooked, we talked, we smoked, we paddle boarded, we stared at the mountains and the sky, we went to a hotspring rave in the middle of the mountains and I even ended up helping working picking fruit on one family's farm and taking produce to market the next day!!! Meeting Casey, Dan & Tanner changed my life....they asked nothing of me but I could never thank them enough and I have even taken other friends back to their pad since.
this is what couchsurfing is about!

Interests

photography
surfing
snowboarding
diving

  • wildlife
  • culture
  • design
  • photography
  • festivals
  • chocolate
  • bbq
  • meditation
  • raves
  • traveling
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • hunting
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • skiing
  • snowboarding
  • skateboarding
  • rock climbing
  • swimming
  • languages
  • psychology
  • tourism
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

anything & everything, love educating myself

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Having a backyard full of snow to make jibs to ride whenever we want!!!
Surfing at midnight
seeing shooting stars
seeing wildlife in their natural habitat

I appreciate the natural things in life.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love the skateboarding culture, although I am really not a part of it myself I can pass hours watching skaters and really admire the whole scene. I would love to learn to skate and LANGUAGES! any and all...except english and i reallyyyyy want someone to teach me to rock climb!!!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom

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