CURRENT MISSION

I'm returning to Australia after about one month of being back in the States. I was living in the Perth area (Fremantle) for 6 months before returning home. I'm looking for a place to stay for a short amount of time while I look for jobs and a more permanent place to stay.

ABOUT ME

I'm 23 years old, born in Richmond, VA and graduated from uni in Asheville, North Carolina in 2014. I was backpacking in Southeast Asia for what was meant to be 2 months but ended up staying in Thailand for 4 more months then eventually making my way over to Australia :) I love meeting new people, going to see music, drinking beer, travelling, and generally adventuring. Recently I've become passionate about diving and am really interested in doing more dives and expanding my skills in that area.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My housemates and I have hosted a bunch of couchsurfers in our house in Asheville this past year. Like anyone, I like hosting people that are easy to talk to and down to meet new people, and won't be super messy. I like to reciprocate by doing the same when I'm couchsurfing. I traveled across the US this past fall and I got my first taste of staying on people's couches, and was blown away by everyone's generosity and easygoing natures. Couchsurfing is an amazing community, and I look forward to having more couchsurfing adventures!

I'm pretty much up for any form of couchsurfing. If you're the type of host that likes to take people out and show them around and go adventuring together, that's awesome! But if you work a lot and would prefer someone that doesn't really make themselves noticed, I'm super independent and can figure out my own stuff for the day. Either way, I'm available to cook and provide beers if you're into eating and drinking :)

Interests

Music, Art, cooking, eating, health, beer, photography, seeing things from new perspectives

• arts
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• chocolate
• beer
• baking
• vegetarian
• drinking
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• backpacking
• scuba diving

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I love seeing live music, and my taste for different genres comes and goes in phases. I really like acoustic bluegrass/guitar stuff (Trampled by Turtles, Mandolin Orange, Yonder Mountain..), Modest Mouse, etc, 90's pop, Billie Holiday...I love discovering new things, too.

Movies: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Mr. Nobody, City of God, any Pee-Wee movie.....

Books: I've been reading a lot of Tim Winton lately (Breath, Dirt Music), The Time Traveller's Wife, The Alchemist, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Harry Potter, The Glass Castle, anything by Mitch Albom

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

watching the sun rise over the Dead Sea
Hiking in Patagonia
Exploring the Redwoods of Northern California

Teach, Learn, Share

I can speak Portuguese and a bit of Spanish, and I LOVE being able to practice with those that can speak it!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love to cook! Pretty much all vegetarian food. I will gladly whip up somethin if I'll be in town long enough. I also love baking and I love baking treats to share (esp chocolate)!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Israel, Laos, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, United States