At the age of 20 Karina Schiller has already spent over sixteen thousand, nine hundred and twenty three hours and thirty six minutes training. She began her career as an elite gymnast at the age of three and has not seen the light of day for many years now. In 2014 Karina made the leap from gymnastics into circus and began her degree at the Australian National Institute of Circus Arts. So far in the short time she has been in the circus industry, Karina has performed in multiple different productions, including a banquine act for a collaboration with Carpé Déim Cirque and Bête de Cirque in the Canadian festival, Montreal Complement Cirque. Karina is a versatile performer, training in Chinese pole, banquine, wall tramp, slackline and tumbling, just to list a few. Anyone who has ever met Karina would describe her as excitable, energetic, enthusiastic and most of all determined. She has been quoted saying “my body does not take well to rest,” and continues to challenge herself day after day. Karina is a confident, friendly, honest person, and sometimes a little bit of a chatterbox. So come have a babble, a gabble, a talk, a chat, a yak, gab or confabulate with her.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love getting to know people and learning how different people and communities live.

Interests

• film making
• fitness
• traveling
• extreme sports
• solo travel
• adventure travel
• travel
• circus
• meeting new people
• making friends
• meeting friends
• circus skills
• circus arts
• trampolining

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

set off on a solo adventure around the world with no return ticket home.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada