I love travelling! I've done a lot of it over the last 10 years. People and the experiences I have with locals and other travellers are what keep me wanting to explore other parts of the globe. I'm an inquisitive scientist by career as well as by nature. And love having people to share my adventures with!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm couch surfing to meet locals in the places I travel to so I can really get to know a city and find those awesome nooks and crannies that you only get to through building relationships with people in the places you go :)

Interests

• writing
• poetry
• street art
• music festivals
• live music
• hiking
• surfing
• swimming
• ecology
• art
• films
• reading books
• theatre
• exploring
• the ocean
• meeting new people
• poetry slam
• the natural world
• intrepid adventures
• creating relationships

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Far Away So Close by Wim Wenders, Totoro, Princess Mononoke, anything by Hayao Miyazaki
Books: The Power of One, The Alchemist, Bel Canto, The Luminaries, books by Ben Okri, The Life of Pi
Poetry: Hone Tuwhare, poetry slam champ Te Kahu Rolleston
Music: Funk, hiphop, bluegrass, indie, electro swing, jazz, electronic, rock you name it I love it live :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Worked in the Galapagos Islands for 6 weeks, living in a tent on an uninhabited island with one other person studying the native Santiago rice rat, and the cactus it eats!

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a science nerd! Biology, ecology to be exact. I know a lot about bees, other insects and plants in particular. I also create art programmes for at risk youth (or those kids yet to reach their potential, with leadership qualities as I like to call them). Surfed for 18years. Can give lessons to the keen.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm a reasonable cook especially if your vegetarian or love seafood. I'm pretty much bilingual in Spanish and I love to be part of the community/family/house/life of wherever i'm staying.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, England, Fiji, France, Germany, Indonesia, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Samoa, South Africa, Spain, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States, Venezuela, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, New Zealand