CURRENT MISSION

To take my sketchbook to make art as I travel up Norway.

ABOUT ME

I grew up in Melbourne but have always treated this city as an unknown space in need of exploring.

I connect to new places through making art, sketching and exploring the natural landscapes. There is nothing I love more than being in and surrounded by giant mountains.

I'd say I'm a somewhat unconventional traveller, its easy to see a place, harder but more fulfilling to know it through it's people.

I try to give as much as I take when I'm travelling.

I love cooking for people, sharing my stories, I'm one of life's great story collectors. I currently work at the Botanic Gardens in Melbourne, Australia. I have a large passion connecting people to the outdoors, making art with others and enjoying the wonders of nature. Working with children and the outdoors is a very big privilege.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am much more likely to request a couch by looking at the profiles rather than the place.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I am fairly new to Couch Surfing, but have informally surfed kind people's couches. After I completed high school, I travelled around Europe for 9 months and stayed with a variety of people and families, usually friends of friends along the way.

Interests

I am a walker and will always take the opportunity to explore a new place on foot. I enjoy being in cities and being far away from them in the wilderness. I also enjoy creating something from nothing. I like painting,printmaking, photography, crocheting and collecting old, unique and interesting things. I enjoy art galleries, traditional and contemporary. I love to try new foods and flavours, and cook myself. I search for the unexpected and when travelling, some of the best things are the surprises. and I dance, oh how I dance.

• arts
• photography
• dancing
• education
• cooking
• traveling
• crochet
• painting
• magic
• surfing
• teaching
• visual arts

Music, Movies, and Books

Novels

'The Boy in the striped pyjamas' - John Boyne
'The Dinner' - Herman Koch
'The Slap' - Christos Tsiolkas
'Room' - Emma Donoghue
'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the night' - Mark Haddon
'A short history of the tractors in Ukrainian' - Marina Lewycka

Music

Bon Iver
Fleet Foxes
Belle & Sebastion
Hot Chocolate
The Herd
Over the Rhine
Cat Empire
Sufjan Stevens
Outkast
Beirut
Architecture in Helsinki

Flicks

'Juno'
'Lost in Translation'
'Viki, Christina, Barcelona'
'Midnight in Paris'
'Little miss sunshine'
'Y tu mama tambien'
'The Black Balloon'
'Lars and the real girl'
'Not suitable for Children'
'Wish you were here'
'Ruby Sparks'

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I tried to walk from Germany from Switzerland and of course I got lost along the way. I had to go into a petrol station and ask "Excuse me, which way is Germany?" Amused and slightly confused as why I was trying to find a country on foot, the young man directed me in the right direction. I got there eventually, explored for a while and then headed back when I realised I didn't have any of the correct currency...

Teach, Learn, Share

I am an avid creator. I can share my crochet and collaging skills. I will crochet anywhere. I can also share my secrets of how to dance like no one is watching.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, France, Spain