ABOUT ME
I have lived most of my life in Australia now, having grown up in Kailua, Hawaii. Blessed with having enjoyed a fair bit of travel, raised a couple of kids and worked around the globe - mostly vet type of jobs.
I work as a Veterinary Surgeon, and Physician, but have been a High School teacher and have various Diplomas and Degrees in Education and Herbal Medicine, Reflexologist, I am also a Qualified Naturopath, Acupressure/Acupuncturist and Remedial Massage Healer .

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My friends and family have moved on and around the globe, so as I'm open to meeting new friends-on my way to a conference in Seattle, with a stopover in my home town Kailua, Hawaii. I would like to ride a bike around Kailua/Enchanted Lakes and go to Lanikai ride a SUP in Kailua, Snorkel in Hanauma Bay. I really miss my "roots" there and would love to catch up with any contacts I had growing up in primary and high school, plus visit my mum's friends and family in Lanikai.

Interests

I enjoy snorkeling, Scuba, learning to paint, pottery on the wheel, playing with my Border Collie dog and Tuxedo cat and Stand Up Paddle Boarding with the dog!

• cats
• dogs
• education
• traveling
• pottery
• painting
• cycling
• scuba diving
• snorkeling
• teaching
• medicine
• lakes

Music, Movies, and Books

70's and Joni Mitchell (still, yeah) Beatles, Jacki Evancho, Cat Stevens, Eve Cassidy, Melissa Trainor, INXS, Australian Crawl, Iz, Beatles, Simon and Garfunkl, Yothu yindi.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Helped start Vets Beyond Borders in India many years ago.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have some skills in remedial massage, shiatsu, reflexology and acupuncture, as well as child care, teaching and veterinary.

What I Can Share with Hosts

snorkeling buddy? Also scuba diver.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Denmark, England, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sri Lanka, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, New Zealand, United States