Hi, I'm Katie. Currently I am studying at Auckland University to become a marine biologist. I am really interested in sharks and as conservation is very important to me, I hope to focus my future around both of these aspects.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I really love meeting new people and travelling so couch surfing is a perfect way to do both of these thing

Interests

Synchronised swimming, surfing, diving, really just anything water relating. I also really enjoy gardening and painting.

• cats
• street art
• gardening
• painting
• surfing
• scuba diving
• swimming
• biology
• travel
• art
• synchronised swimming

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In 2013 I moved away from home for 7 months to join the national synchronised swimming team. We then travelled to Switzerland and Spain and represented New Zealand at the Fina World Championships. So that was pretty amazing, other than that I went shark diving once without a cage. A separate time I swum after a sea turtle at a reef and ended up free diving down to 20 metres.
Going on a two week road trip through California with my best friend.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my baking skills and bake you a "kiwi" pavlova.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Czech Republic, Fiji, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand