Kiwi/Austrian/Gypsy, currently living in Berlin, ready for the next adventure

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Love to explore the world in a way that involves getting to know people and places more intimately - and it's a beautiful thing to share homes and time together freely :-)

Interests

I enjoy music, poetry, visual arts..
Think and care a lot about spirituality, politics and philosophy..
Like to be outdoors e.g. biking, swimming, hiking, ocean, mountains, forests
And indoors reading, writing, movies, food, tea, coffee, wine
Enjoy meeting new people, places, perspectives - exploring ourselves and our world
Interested in different ways of thinking and living.

• writing
• poetry
• politics
• reading
• music
• hiking
• kayaking
• swimming
• philosophy
• travel
• art
• nature
• spirituality
• learning

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - depends on mood and space.. trip hop, techno, electronic, blues, soul, singer-songwriter, grunge, rock, metal, hip hop, alt rnb, some pop.. Patti Smith, PJ Harvey, Polica, Warpaint, Fever Ray, The Knife, Massive Attack, Tricky, Portishead, Cocteau Twins, Kate Bush, Carina Round, Fiona Apple, Cat Power, Lana Del Rey, Nina Simone, Janis Joplin, Jeff Buckley, Molly Burch, Florence and the Machine, Hozier, Mazzy Star, James Blake, Frank Ocean, Gil Scott Heron, Amy Winehouse, Billie Holiday, The Kills, Tracy Chapman, Bonnie Raitt, BB King, Lou Reed, Santigold, Erykah Badu, Rihanna, Tool, Deftones, Outkast, Kendrick Lamar, Banks, Alice in Chains, Led Zeppelin, Pixies, Rage Against the Machine, Placebo, Kanye West, Courtney Love, Stevie Nicks, FKA Twigs, Sevdaliza, Mitski, etc etc..

Movies - documentaries, dystopian, arty.. most recently I enjoyed Manifesto, The Artist is Present and Climax

Books - mostly poetry and non-fiction; currently reading women who run with the wolves, beyond good and evil, and eros the bittersweet

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Been part of a team undertaking a community crime and safety research project in Bougainville, an island in the Pacific off the coast of Papua New Guinea - travelling down through villages with a team of locals, hearing views and forming connections

Teach, Learn, Share

Keen to talk and explore each other's perspectives and interests :-)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Company, conversation, cooking..

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Northern Ireland, Norway, Papua New Guinea, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, New Zealand