CURRENT MISSION

Break into Ikea at night and sleep on the mountain of pillows

ABOUT ME

Kia ora, I'm Katie from New Zealand. I was in France for a while, then in Germany, and now I'm back in good ol' NZ.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've surfed a lot, and hosted a few times. It's always been a great experience. I've had excellent conversations, found cool music and met awesome people.

Interests

The aquisition and consumption of plane tickets! Road trips, especially the kind where you go hiking. Reading, cooking colourful food, eating, trying to play the guitar while singing way too loudly, second-hand shopping, impromtu interesting discussions, being pleasantly drunk.

• singing
• dining
• cooking
• shopping
• reading
• music
• guitar
• hiking
• road trips

Music, Movies, and Books

The Boat that Rocked, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Almost Famous

Bon Iver, Horse Feathers, Ani DiFranco, Ben Howard, Cat Power, Moddi, Florence + the Machine, Bonobo

Dorothy Dunnet, Nick Harkaway, Douglas Adams, Virginia Woolf

But I'm open to suggestions!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can teach you to hula hoop! And we can cook. I can alter any recipe to include sweet potatoes and cinnamon.

I am also a serial goer-for-long-walks, meaning I know many small, beautiful corners of the cities I live in.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, New Zealand