Hello, my name is Freya! I am 29 years old and was born in Scotland but raised in New Zealand.

I spent 2014-2019 living in different parts of Europe (I was trying to make the most of my British passport before the dreaded Brexit). I moved between Norway, Scotland, Germany and the Netherlands working in various jobs such as a Parliamentary Assistant in Edinburgh and a journalist in Leiden.

For the last couple of years I have been back in NZ working as the Conservation Ranger on Motuihe Island (an island 30 minutes boat ride from Auckland in New Zealand). I did all manner of tasks here including wildlife monitoring, lawnmowing, fence repairing, rodent control, land maintenance and tree planting. I loved being out in nature working closely with wildlife.

I am independent, curious, adaptable and bubbly but love meeting new people and socialising. I am a fast learner and will give almost anything a go.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I find couchsurfing 1000 times more interesting than staying in other forms of accommodation. The ability to have a locals insight into a city and to hear about their travel adventures is irreplaceable.

Interests

Photography
Hiking
Writing
Cooking
Dancing (even though I'm terrible at it)

• writing
• photography
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• partying
• politics
• traveling
• hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Hmmm choosing favourites are hard.. so here are SOME but definitely not ALL :)

Movies: Rust and Bone, Keeping Mum, Like Crazy, Wild, Far from the Madding Crowd, Back to the Future, The Wave.

TV Shows: The Office (UK), Prison Break

Music: The Divine Comedy, Jungle, Pink Floyd, Paul Simon, Nina Simone, The Weeknd, Arctic Monkey, Glass Animals, Radiohead, Oasis and also many crappy pop songs that aren't worth mentioning :) ...I also love podcasts (listen to Serial by This American Life or Desert Island Discs).

Writers: George Orwell, Katherine Mansfield, Christopher Hitchens, Franz Kafka, Mark Grief

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived solo on a remote island in New Zealand for 6 months looking after the nature and wildlife.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking, travel stories!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, Croatia, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland