I'm an inquisitive person with a wide variety of interests. I love spending my time with family and friends, exploring the great outdoors (hiking, climbing, horseback riding, etc.), working on projects, learning about the world (traveling, languages, reading, food, etc.) and enjoying my time while doing so! I love meeting new people and learning about their experiences in life.

Many of my adventures surfing have been with my best friend Mel, we made a joint profile so if you want to see more references go here; https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/melanieportal/references

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

CSing is my favourite way to learn about a new place / culture, allowing you to really see how someone else lives in another part of the world. I've had so many wonderful experiences CSing, I look forward to many more!

Surfing and hosting!

Interests

Lots of interests and am always game to try new things!

• animals
• dancing
• reading
• investing
• language exchange
• food
• wines
• outdoors
• climbing
• horseriding
• hiking,
• piano playing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - lots of genres; classical, classic rock, electroswing, soul, jazz, funk, reggaton, electro, etc.
Movies - Planet Earth, Frozen Planet... haa I'm not a big movie / TV series person!
Books - When Breath Becomes Air, Being Mortal, The Golden Spruce, Epic Measures, The Call of the Wild,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Competed internationally
- Canyoning through old riverbeds
- Climbing to the top of stuff
- Hitch-hiking around Ireland
- Picking up hitch-hikers in Spain
- Surprising my family in Scotland
- Working with family
- Road-trip with my best friend around the US
- Road-trip with same best friend around Spain / Portugal
- Backpacking with another best friend in Indonesia
- Backpacking alone for 4 months
- Scubadiving through a WWII sunken Japanese ship
- Watching the sunrise from the top of a volcano
- Swimming to and standing on an iceberg
- Caving underneath Budapest
- Making friends in odd places

Teach, Learn, Share

Anything I can!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am respectful of your time and space. I hope we can share some time, food, fun conversations and perhaps an adventure or two!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada