Aloha!
My name is Devin and I most recently moved to Portland from Hawaii where I was living for the past few years 🤙🏽
I moved to Hawaii to work for a Horticultural Therapy program to help at-risk young adults connect with the land and use naturopathic techniques to help regulate them and taper them off pharmaceuticals.
Before hawaii I was a Peace Corps volunteer in Cambodia where I served as a teacher and lead a women’s empowerment program and also dabbled in community health education and small garden projects.
After that I travelled through Thailand and attained my advanced certification in scuba before moving to Nepal to aid in natural disaster relief by teaching communities how to build with natural, locally sorced materials to build CSEB structures.
I am a very extroverted female traveler, just trying to find truth outside of my own cultural norms. I am passionate about music, dancing, fancy coffee and gardening, and just getting to know new friends.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I will be traveling through Australia for a few months and am looking for friendly hosts along the way xx I love people and shared experience.

Interests

• culture
• dancing
• coffee
• music
• live music
• hiking
• volunteering
• travel
• food
• ocean
• game of thrones
• international development
• construction
• scubadiving
• international food
• hulahoop
• indigenous cultures

Music, Movies, and Books

GOT— I am probably a mix of a Martell and Dothraki,, but my students recently described me as a Targaryan.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I’ve smoked an elephant poop cigar with a local tribe in Pai, Thailand. Tasted like bananas!
Also, Michelle Obama once told me I smell good :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I’m a great vegetarian cook and am happy to cook for you! I’ve got a lot of stories from my travels to share!

Countries I’ve Visited

Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cambodia, Costa Rica, Italy, Nepal, United States