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Hi, I am Nel.

💓 I am outgoing, open-minded and like exploring places, meeting new people, trying new things and making wonderful memories. I enjoy getting to know people and learning about their cultures and traditions and what makes them "tick" 😊.

🍁 I am a strong believer in "paying it forward" and it brings me great joy to be able to help others. I especially enjoy helping people with their English.🍁

🛅 Travelling has always beckoned me but not always easy to do when raising a family. Now that my children are older, and pretty much self sufficient, I want to see more of our amazing planet 🌎! While I like travelling with my husband and children, I find solo tripping enables a more immersive and enriching experience. I'm always up for a challenge, and not intimidated by the idea of trying new things. 😊

🧳I started my solo adventures in 2023 and had a wonderful time exploring Mexico. Afterwards I ventured East with the hopes of travelling throughout Asia. Unfortunately, I broke my leg and had to return home for surgery🏯

🌏 Now in 2024, my leg is better so I am eager to continue with my travels! I recently concluded an amazing trip in India and Central America … many wonderful memories. 🛩🗺🌍🚗🚎🚂

MY FOOTPRINTS: 34 countries and regions
Costa Rica 🇨🇷: Quepos, San Jose, Puntarenas, Montezuma, Santa Teresa
Nicaragua 🇳🇮: Managua
Honduras 🇭🇳: Tegucigalpa
El Salvador 🇸🇻: San Salvador, San Benito
Guatemala 🇬🇹: Tikal, Flores, Semuc Champey, Lake Atitlan
Belize 🇧🇿: Belize City, Belmopan, San Ignacio
Ireland 🇮🇪: Dublin
India 🇮🇳: New Delhi, Mumbai, Vrindavan, Mathura, Vapi, Daman, Agra, Varanasi Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Mohali, Amritsar, Kolkata
Ecuador 🇪🇨: Quito, Lake Quilotoa
Colombia 🇨🇴: Medellin, Guatapé, Bogotá
Japan 🇯🇵: Osaka, Kyoto, Nara
South Korea 🇰🇷: Seoul, Busan
Bahamas 🇧🇸: Nassau
US Virgin Islands 🇻🇮:
Anguilla 🇦🇮:
Saint Martin 🇲🇫:
Sint Maarten 🇸🇽 :
Haiti 🇭🇹: Port au Prince
France 🇫🇷: Paris
United Kingdom 🇬🇧: London
Barbados 🇧🇧: Bridgetown
Dominican Republic 🇩🇴: Santa Domingo
Surinam 🇸🇷: Paramaribo
Brazil 🇧🇷: Boa Vista, Manaus
Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹: Port of Spain
Cuba 🇨🇺: Varadero, Havana, Trinidad
Mexico 🇲🇽: Manzanillo, Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Tullum, Merida, Valladolid, Bacalar, Chetumal
United States 🇺🇸: New York City, Buffalo, Detroit, Miami, Ft Lauderdale, Orlando, Key West, Naples, St. Augustine, Tampa, Ft. Meyers, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Harrisburg, Allentown, Washington DC, Baltimore, Dover, Charleston, Richmond, Savannah, Atlanta, Seattle, Blayne, Las Vegas
Canada 🇨🇦: Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City, Moncton, Saint John, Halifax, Dalhousie, Great Breton Island, Charlottetown, Thunderbay, Sudbury, Brandon, Regina, Calgary, Surrey, Burnaby, Vancouver, Abbotsford, Coquitlam, Victoria
Guyana 🇬🇾: Georgetown, Berbice, Essequibo

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I enjoy adventures and exploring different places to meet people and learn about their country and culture. We live in this amazing world with so much diversity and it would be so wonderful to learn as much as I can about it. It would be fantastic to travel to various corners of the world and experience what it would be like to live there. I hope to meet like minded individuals with whom I can spend time with and perhaps even travel together. 💓

Varied Interests:
Cooking 🧩 Baking 🧩 Gardening 🧩 Crafting 🧩 Woodworking 🧩 DIY projects 🧩 Travelling 🧩 Cricket - T20 format 🧩 Hockey 🧩 Baseball 🧩 Basketball 🧩 Curling 🧩 Sunsets 🧩 Trivia 🧩 Nature 🧩 Meeting people 🧩 Good conversations 🧩 Different cuisines 🧩 Volunteering 🧩 Doing absolutely nothing 🧩 Rainbows 🧩 People watching 🧩 Being a better Human 🧩

Interests

• cooking
• baking
• gardening
• trivia
• woodworking
• baseball
• basketball
• hockey
• volunteering
• travelling
• nature
• meeting people
• people watching
• different cuisines
• good conversations
• sunsets
• rainbows
• crafting
• curling
• diy projects
• learning about different cultures
• doing absolutely nothing
• cricket t20 format
• being a better human

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Music
🎸🎼 🎷🎜 🎶 I am open to all types... 🎸🎼 🎷 🎜 🎶

Bryan Adams 🎶 Justin Bieber 🎶 Rick Astley 🎶 Maroon 5 🎶 Celine Dion 🎶 A-ha 🎶 Breathe 🎶 Cold Play 🎶
K-drama OSTs 🎶 Bollywood 🎶 Reggae 🎶 Country 🎶 Calypso 🎶 Classical 🎶

Favorite Movies
I have watched a lot of movies...maybe too many. I Like Drama, Comedy, Action Adventure, Romantic Comedy, Period Pieces...but not a fan of Horror.
Age of Adaline 🎬 The Choice 🎬 The Tourist 🎬 The Man from UNCLE 🎬 The Princess Bride 🎬 The Notebook 🎬 Interstellar 🎬 Shawshank Redemption 🎬 Sweet Home Alabama 🎬 The Sixth Sense 🎬 Schindler's List 🎬 Forrest Gump 🎬 Titanic 🎬 Face Off 🎬 Last of the Mohicans 🎬 Train to Busan 🎬 DDLJ 🎬 K3G 🎬 Iron Man 🎬 12 Angry Men 🎬 It's a Wonderful Life 🎬 Alien 🎬 Predator🎬 There Will Be Blood 🎬 Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon 🎬 The Wizard of Oz 🎬 The Book Thief 🎬 White Men Can't Jump 🎬 12 Years a Slave 🎬 Django Unchained 🎬 The Matrix 🎬 Back to the Future 🎬 The Social Network 🎬 The Holiday 🎬 Avatar 🎬 The Upside (The Intouchables) 🎬 The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo 🎬 Interview with a Vampire 🎬

Favorite TV Shows
Game shows: Jeopardy (RIP Alex Trebek ) 📺 Quiz shows
Cooking shows: Food network competitions 📺 Baking competitions
Home and Garden shows: HGTV 📺 Home renovation shows
Travel shows: The Travel channel 📺 Rick Steves Europe
Documentaries: British, Roman, Greek, Egyptian, Russian, Mayan, Aztec, Incan
Science shows: David Suzuki's Nature of Things
Comedies: Friends 📺 Brooklyn nine-nine 📺 Community 📺 The Good Place 📺Seinfeld 📺 The Big Bang Theory
Dramas: Downtown Abbey 📺 CSI 📺 Law and Order 📺 House 📺 Prison Break 📺 How to get away with Murder 📺Emily in Paris 📺 Bridgerton 📺
Kdramas: Goblin 📺 Chocolate 📺 TKEM 📺 CLOY 📺 IOTNBO 📺 Rookie Historian 📺 The K2 📺 Coffee Prince 📺 Healer 📺 DOTS 📺 Moon Embracing the Sun 📺 Chicago Typewriter 📺 Itaewon Class 📺

Favorite Books
So many...but don't read as much now :
Gone with the Wind 📗 The Count of Monte Cristo 📗 Anne of Green Gables series 📗 Master of the Game 📗 The Three Musketeers 📗 Jane Eyre 📗 Pride and Prejudice 📗 The Great Gatsby 📗 The Sun Also Rises 📗 Stranger in a Strange Land 📗 The Lord of the Flies 📗The Taming of the Shrew 📗 Brave New World 📗 The Thorn Birds 📗

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

🌺 Kaieteur Falls - largest single drop waterfall
🌺 Panama Canal - spent hours watching the modern marvel
🌺 Cabot Trail in Nova Scotia
🌺 Bay of Fundy - highest tides in the world
🌺 Ran the Miami Tropical 5km race and medalled, 8 months after breaking my leg
🌺 Visited Indiaaaaa -Taj, IPL, Amazing People
🌺 Tikal

Teach, Learn, Share

I like to cook and bake so would enjoy sharing this with my guests.
I can share my knowledge and experiences about where I live, have travelled and life in general.
It would also be wonderful to share friendship and fond memories.
I can help you with your English.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good conversations, laughs, help with English, cook together, assist with household chores, fond memories.

Countries I’ve Visited

Anguilla, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, India, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Martin (French part), Sint Maarten (Dutch part), South Korea, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Guyana, United States