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Overview

  • 23 references 11 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning German, Hindi
  • 31, Female
  • Member since 2011
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  • Bachelor of Arts, Graduate Certificate of Development Pra...
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About Me

Elle. 31-years-old. Love traveling. I also love that my profile has barely been updated over the past 9 years of being on this site. I just change my age and the hobbies a little from time to time!

Ultimately found out that every moment should be appreciated. I like saying 'yes' to as many opportunities as possible throughout my day.

My most recent long-term travel was spending a year in Lucknow, India to work for social enterprise Pollinate Energy. Currently back in Australia and am keen to meet up with travellers and locals.

I'm a fan of yoga, music (from instrumental hip-hop and funk to house to Hindi music), learning language, sustainability and resilience, travel, reading and socialising.

To say I love languages would probably be a massive understatement. Although I can only really speak German and a little Hindi and English, loads other languages and cultures fascinate me. Keen to meet up to practice!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

The whole concept of trusting strangers to let you into their lives is pretty cool.

Interests

Travelling, languages, philosophy, partying, yoga, deep conversations, meditation, cooking, the environment, sleeping in, music festivals.

  • photography
  • music festivals
  • festivals
  • environment
  • cooking
  • cocktails
  • yoga
  • meditation
  • partying
  • clubbing
  • traveling
  • music
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Love deep/tech house, so that... but all sorts really... Seekae, Sufjan Stevens, Gramatik, Zhu, Gorgon City, Disclosure, Flume, the XX, Beach House, Tame Impala, Bon Iver, Foals, Grizzly Bear, Grammatik, RJD2, Ratatat, Crystle Castles, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Foster the People, jazzy funk hop electronic something..

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Synecdoche in New York, Silence of the Lambs, Amelie, Goodbye Lenin, The Edukators...

Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Autobiography of a Yogi, Postcapitalism, The Art of Clear Thinking, Mudras

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Being swarmed by little Indian kids in an Indian slum, all yelling 'Aunty, aunty!' and throwing their arms around me.

A party in Berlin in a falling down castle with acrobats and an open mic and artwork everywhere.

Seeing Angela Merkel speak while hungover, wearing the same clothes from the night before.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: how to travel India as a woman by yourself, basic yoga, basic German, fluent English, how to make most cocktails, how to make a zine, bad Australian accents...

Learn: I want to learn languages, practice acroyoga, practical skills like construction and earth building

Share: good tunes, travel stories, comfortable silences

What I Can Share with Hosts

Experiences :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Liechtenstein, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Germany, India

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