I'm a happy enthusiastic person who loves to learn and explore the world.
I like to cook, good movies, live music, meeting new people and researching articles online - recipes, current news and various other topic of interest.
I've travelled quite a bit and just love to meet new people and learn all about different cultures.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

As I stated above I've travelled quite a bit and just love to meet new people and learn all about different cultures, I often stay in hostels or hotels when I travel which means less experiences that many of the sights/sounds/smells that locals may know or experience which is why I joined couch surfing. Locals know the places that are off the tourist trail!

Interests

Cooking
Music - always have music playing, all different sorts
Exploring new places
Meeting new people
Movies - but only the good ones
Reading online articles
Laughing and joking around

• culture
• cooking
• recipes
• news
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• live music
• languages
• sign language

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - all kinds! (Although don't often listen to opera)
Movies - Bladerunner, Ponyo, Amelie, and so many others...
Books - 1984, Theodore Sturgeon, The Life of Pi, Farenheight 451 ....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

When I was in elementary school we had a 'bring your pet to school' day. Well because I lived on a farm I decided to bring my pet sheep James. Yep, he was very freaked out by all the people and pooed all over the basket ball court. People kept stepping in sheep poo - it was quite the sight, very funny. I did make the local news for it.
Not sure if that is amazing or just a funny story :)
I have also volunteered at an orphanage in Thailand and at one of the only schools for the Deaf there.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm able to teach people a bit of sign language and explain the differences between sign languages around the world ( yes, there's more than one!) share a bit of information about Deaf culture.
I also come from Australia which pretty much makes me a valuable asset if you happen to have a spider in your house because we aren't so scared of spiders in other countries, ours are more deadly ;)
I love learning about other languages, each language reflects the culture and the way people of that culture think, sometimes there may be a word that exists only in that language :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking
Funny Stories
Culture
Language
Smiles

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, Canada, England, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Romania, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, Spain, United States