Hi there, I'm Kate, a 28 year old New Zealander travelling around Europe. I love spending my time exploring new cities soaking up new cultures and culinary delights as well as adventuring in beautiful natural landscapes. I love spending time hiking, going to the beach and skiing.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

In New Zealand we have a Maori proverb;

He aha te mea nui o te ao
What is the most important thing in the world?
He tangata, he tangata, he tangata
It is the people, it is the people, it is the people

I want to meet locals and share stories and have great conversations!

Interests

• cooking
• live music
• hiking
• skiing
• nature
• sustainability
• dinner parties
• hiking in the mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm currently reading the Patagonia biography "Let my people go surfing' by Yvon Choulnard. My favourite book of all time (so far) is Tuesdays with More by Mitch Albom and the Harry Potter Series is pretty top notch too.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I worked as a hiking guide over summer, living and working on the Routeburn Track in Fiordland National Park in the South Island of New Zealand. It was an incredible experience waking up every morning surrounded by beautiful beech goblin like beech forest and magnificent mountains. Walking and talking with such a diverse range of people every day made this experience 'Amazing' in all senses of the word.

Teach, Learn, Share

Speaking English, playing monopoly deal,

What I Can Share with Hosts

English practice (sorry I speak very average french and only a little dutch)
Cooking, playing card games

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, England, Fiji, Finland, France, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Spain, Thailand, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, New Zealand