I'm a down-to-earth Kiwi who has grown up in the mountainous South Island of New Zealand. Over the years I have worked as an outdoor education instructor, a whitewater rafting guide, a social researcher and as an advisor for Department of Conservation ("DOC", who look after all the wilderness in New Zealand). I've done quite a bit of solo travel, and am now traveling for 6 months with my partner Chris around Canada, Central America, Nepal, India and Sri Lanka.

Chris and I like to rock climb, go walking in the hills, hunt down cool live music and share nice food with nice people :-D

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

We have informally hosted many foreigners to New Zealand and it has made their time here to have a "real" Kiwi experience, with all the best tips and local knowledge. Hoping to further share this and experience something similar on our travels :-)

Interests

The two big loves are the outdoors and music!

Experiencing new places and meeting new people, while sharing experiences, stories and laughs :-)

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite tunes at the moment are acoustic folk numbers with healthy amounts of guitar, mandolin, banjo. Love groovy stuff with brass too :-) Other good stuff includes roots/dub/reggae, traditional Irish, world music and certain electronica/DnB. Just not a fan of heavy rock or mainstream pop.

In the book department I enjoy reading non-fiction psychology and Scandinavian crime novels.

Teach, Learn, Share

Everyone is a teacher and everyone is a learner. Life's one big fest of sharing experiences, knowledge and skills.

What I Can Share with Hosts

We would like to cook a wholesome meal for our hosts (mostly vegetarian cooking) and always keen to have a jam on Mr Uke (my green ukulele). Plus we're good at dishes and helping out around the house where we can :-P

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, China, Croatia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Samoa, Serbia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Tonga, Turkey, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand