Buenas! My name is Emma, I'm from the beautiful Vancouver Island in Canada. I’ve backpacked around Australia, Europe, Mexico, Central America and Southeast Asia and am currently in the middle of a 6-month long trip around South America. With me are my boyfriend, Brandon, from the Netherlands, our friend Pilar from California, and our friend Thijs from the Netherlands. We are all outgoing + outdoorsy people in our mid-twenties who love to travel.

I realize that hosting 4 people is a huge ask! This is what we have to offer:

- we can teach you many new games (card Catan, Monopoly Deal, Wizard, and Worms are the favourites)
- we would love to cook for and eat with you!! Brandon and Pilar especially are truly amazing chefs whose favourite hobbies revolve around food
- we’d be more than happy to help you out around your home! Yard work, cleaning, etc.
- we’d love to share stories and advice of our respective home countries and other countries we’ve visited (we all met travelling in Asia)
- we’d love to practice our Spanish and potentially help you practice either English, French, or Dutch

We hope to hear from you :)

Many thanks for reading,

Emma, Brandon, Pilar, and Thijs

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

New friends in new places, a sense of community, sharing stories, life experiences/wisdom, and travel advice!

Interests

Hiking/mountaineering, alpine skiing, mountain biking, bouldering, cooking, reading, backpacking

Music, Movies, and Books

Mostly memoirs - Educated, the Glass Castle, and a House in the Sky are among my favourites

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sky-dived in Australia
Motorcycled the Ha Giang Loop in Northern Vietnam

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, England, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, Netherlands