Hello I'm a New Zealander living in France for the year. I'm really enjoying having the opportunity to travel around Europe and learn about this incredible continent. I lived in the Haute-Savoie region of France for 6 months, so was able to take advantage of the incredible ski season they have there (not to mention the raclettes.) I made a lot of friends from all over the world during my time there and was able to stay with some of them as I travelled around Europe in the summer and during long weekends. My summer travels led me to Spain where I was for two incredible weeks and I was able to meet the most incredible people and have conversations I had never dreamed possible. After the summer I started a new Au Pairing job in Bordeaux! So I'm getting to experience the other side of France with its beaches and wine, and it definitely isn't disappointing!
These past 9 months have been the best of my life because I've been able to travel to amazing places, meet incredible people and I can't wait to do it all again!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm going on a trip to the south of France with friends I met in Bordeaux, so I would like to learn more about the culture and the way of life on the Côte d'Azur by staying with a local :) I think this is the best way to really get the feel of a place and its such a different and much more authentic experience to stay with a local as opposed to in a hotel.

Interests

My interests include design, which I hope to pursue as my career. My main passion is learning languages and I have had the chance to develop a high level of french while living here which has been incredible. I'm now trying to learn spanish because I find it to be such a beautiful language which I try to practise daily with my Mexican friends :) I also love reading, meeting new people and clearly travelling :) I'm also a sporty person who loves kayaking, biking and swimming.

• culture
• design
• wine
• reading
• traveling
• cycling
• kayaking
• skiing
• swimming
• languages
• au-pair
• beaches

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Bungy jumping on the first ever commercial Bungy jump in Queenstown NZ. Which I did with my french exchange student that was staying with me at the time :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I would love to tell you about my life and New Zealand culture and how different it is from France. New Zealand is such a little country and there aren't very many of us! So I get told daily that I'm the first New Zealander that they've met! I often get asked questions like - is it the same month in New Zealand? Do they have round-abouts and traffic lights there? Is New Zealand in Europe? So I would love to share with you my culture (and the answer to the questions are yes, yes and no hahaha)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Croatia, England, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Samoa, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, New Zealand, Switzerland