CURRENT MISSION

To see as much as what can be seen!

ABOUT ME

I live for exploration, for art, and for people. I work as a spa therapist, and I enjoy healing people and hearing about their lives. I draw, paint, and dabble in some photography, and admire anyone who can hold a tune. My skillset is as far away from music as can be, so I end up being way fascinated when people can express themselves as such.

I want to see cities in areas of vast jungle and untamed parts of the world. I want to trek through the forest of Thailand, find an abandoned beach, and live there for a month, for self-reflection and introversion. I want to work in another country, and meet some fantastic people who are different from my own culture, so I can have more understanding of the world.
I want to walk around Antarctica, because so few people have been there.
I wanted to dive into the Great Barrier Reef, because since I was a kid watching the Discovery Channel, I knew I was going to do it one day. So I did it. I spent most of the money I made in Australia for a week of living my dream.
Worth it.
I've stayed up all night, during new years, to climb a roof and watch the sun rise over rice fields for the first time of a new year.
I skydived, on a whim, and I loved how it was a day-f no planning ahead event.
Lots of things I want, so I suppose it's time to act on it, eh? ;)

PHILOSOPHY

Be a benign creator.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I surf, I meet, I laugh, I storytell. I also have met a lot of fellow world-seers, and we're a pretty solid bunch.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've surfed once before, and found it beautiful that someone can let you into their life.
The house I lived at, well, with 11 people already living there, what did it matter if someone crashed on the couch for a few nights?
Especially when the guitars were strummed, fire was lit, and drinks were shared.
I hosted a bed in my room for my English friend, and she stayed for two weeks, as we trekked around everywhere. Another English friend from the house stayed a week and we had grand, long conversations into the night
I loved waking up, taking a look at the outdoor couches, and seeing people passed out. It might have been 0 degrees outside, but that's what layers of blankets are for, right?

Interests

Art - I do a lot of drawing and painting, watercolour, specifically. I carry a sketchbook with me EVERYWHERE. I'm hoping travel and people will inspire me and my art. I've sat in a grocery store, an aquarium, on a rock atop a mountain, in the middle of a field, and on a beach with my paints and just been at peace creating something. I do massage because I find it interesting. I like knowing anatomy and the like, people, music (Indie, Folk, orchestra, Country, Alternative, Rock), nature, swimming in rivers that are too cold for most, cooking, baking (I make a MEAN cheesecake!), shopping, and recently, Diving!

• aquaria
• arts
• culture
• photography
• cooking
• baking
• meditation
• drinking
• shopping
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• music
• outdoor activities
• scuba diving
• swimming
• anatomy
• beaches
• rivers

Music, Movies, and Books

Pan's Labyrinth, Drive, The Butterfly Effect, The Big Bang Theory, Community, Kill Bill, Office Space, Breaking Bad, Misfits

Muse, Sia, Iron and Wine, Brian Crain, Florence and the Machine, Woodkid, Agnes Obel, Mother Mother, Mumford and Son, Of Montreal

Game of Thrones, Mistborn, Blink, Scientific American Mind, The Magicians, Chronicles of Narnia, Death With Interruptions, National Geographic, Lullabies for Little Criminals.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Jumped off a rocking cliff into amazing glacial green blue water.

Jumped off a higher cliff in Perth, and I was the first to do it, it looked legit, so why not?

Jumped off a cruise ship, into the sea, with coral reefs all around us.

I really love jumping off things, simply because it scares me.

Teach, Learn, Share

Massage. Art.

I plan to travel on a worldwide endeavour, very shortly. I want to, as mentioned earlier, grow in my art, and really take in the experience of different cultures and people. I also want to learn different relaxation and meditation methods for massage.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Indonesia, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, Indonesia