Kiwi girl circling the globe one country at a time... South America is my first big solo adventure and it's safe to say I'm in love! Totally enchanted by these beautiful countries... The people, the culture, the music, the passion, the FOOD! Everything. Can definitely see myself settling down here for a while so meeting locals and getting to know the cities from their perspective is super important to me. Hoping to combine my love of travel and photography through some kind of blog in the near future, so if you have any expertise in these areas I'd love to chat about that too! You can follow my adventures on my instagram @chelseaahlers (or just use it as a kind of background check and make sure you're not hosting a total froot loop).

Interests

• wildlife
• photography
• meditation
• reading
• live music
• hiking
• psychology
• travel
• food
• nature
• adventure
• health and fitness

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:

Alt-J, Tame Impala, Angus & Julia Stone, Bob Moses, Coldplay, Patrick Watson, Shakey Graves, Matt Corby, Cameron Avery, London Grammar, Jack Johnson, Little Dragon, Kings of Leon...

Movies:

Wild (2014)
Ex Machina (2014)
Waking Life (2001)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

Books:

The Alchemist
Shantaram
Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway
The Celestine Prophecy
Women Who Run With The Wolves
The Prophet

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

• I once spent a whole week in my pyjamas
• Drove my car off a small cliff
• Swam with wild dolphins
• Hungover skydiving (yet to find a better cure)
• Cuddled with white tiger cubs
• Ate two whole pizzas by myself
• Have given away almost everything I own to travel!

Teach, Learn, Share

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.

Rumi.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Can cook, teach english and tell all the best dad jokes.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, England, Fiji, France, Guatemala, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand