I've recently finished studying my MSc in Zoology and moved to the UK from NZ. I was previously working as a research assistant at a lizard consultancy company in NZ doing field surveys, radio-tracking geckos, performing statistical analyses and writing reports, etc. I really love wildlife and am hoping to make a career in conservation, in particular, reintroduction biology.

I'm currently working as a seasonal ecologist (bat surveys mostly) and an English editor for scientific articles.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am aiming to travel to Europe a bit now that I'm here and would love to make friends along the way as well as have cultural and language exchange!

I'm thinking of doing some solo travelling in Europe next year but would love to meet people to travel with to make it not so solo :)

Interests

• dogs
• wildlife
• writing
• books
• hiking
• kayaking
• martial arts
• digital art
• karate
• watercolour painting
• ps4
• kungfu
• wildlife conservation
• anime and manga
• goju ryu karate

Music, Movies, and Books

Currently listening to a lot of Mitski, The Rose, Blackpink, RADWIMPS, Dermot Kennedy, amazarashi, Kim Petras, BTS, Beirut, and Miss Li but I go through a lot of phases going through different genres.

Favourite movies: Your Name, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Spirited Away, Wolf Children, An Education, About Time, Phantom of the Opera, LOTR, HP, Girl Interrupted, Léon the Professional, Life is Beautiful

Favourite books: A Song of Ice and Fire series, The Liveship Traders trilogy, Pride and Prejudice, To Kill a Mockingbird, HP, Graceling, All the Light We Cannot See, Nijigahara Holograph, Gorillas in the Mist

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Italy, Norway

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand, United Kingdom