CURRENT MISSION

To walk humbly, love deeply, live wisely, give generously & receive gratefully.

ABOUT ME

I only just found out about Couchsurfing earlier this year so am still quite new to this ☻ I love the philosophy of random acts of kindness for strangers & therefore love CSing - it is an amazing idea where you get to bless other people with a home to stay in rather then an empty hotel room!

I am a fun, positive, quirky, friendly & caring person. I love talking to people & learning about their life. My sense of humor is slightly bizarre & dry.

I am happily married to my very wonderful & hairy husband Dave & we have a son called Boris - also very hairy (aka our pet rat).

PHILOSOPHY

Treat others as you want to be treated

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love people! I think it's such a privilege to get the opportunity to host travellers from all over the world & a blessing to meet locals when travelling.

Interests

Drinking enormous cups of tea,
getting to know people, culture, nature, animals. I very much enjoy food & mostly eat vegan food... unless there is a cheesecake staring at me!

I love singing & dabble (amateurly!) on the ukulele, guitar, piano & bass clarinet. I am a creative soul & enjoy painting, sketching, journalling, repurposing, & even decorating cupcakes.

I love being active & enjoy adventure so in my free time I do things like hiking, rock climbing, stand up paddle surfing, fishing, playing sport, camping, snowboarding, etc.

• animals
• pets
• culture
• singing
• acting
• sketching
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• coffee
• vegan
• drinking
• traveling
• painting
• guitar
• piano
• fishing
• hiking
• camping
• surfing
• snowboarding
• sports
• rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Amelie, Kung Pow, The Holy Grail, Pay it Forward, Count of Monte Cristo, Little Miss Sunshine, Shawshank Redemption, all the Marvel movies,

TV Shows: House, IT Crowd, Friends, Little Britain, Mighty Boosh, Community.

Music: Bryan & Katie Torwalt, The Rapture, Feist, Sufjan Stevens, Haim, The Living End, Custom Kings, Powderfinger, Jack Johnson, The Strokes, Michael Franti, Bob Marley, Ben Harper... lots!

Favourite genres: folk, electronic, beach-chill, jazz & even a bit of dub-step.

Books: The Bible, A Voice in the Wind, Piercing the Darkness.

Author: Francine Rivers.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Amazing thing I've done: I used to be a Zoo Keeper at Australia Zoo... lots of interesting experiences in that job!

I have to add a second :) I got to watch a friend of mine give birth to her son - this was an incredible & beautiful thing to watch.

Teach, Learn, Share

I Can Teach/Share About:
Animals, tea drinking, maintaining your husband's beard, vegan cooking, scooter riding, costume acting, propagating succulents, galeanthropy

I Want to Learn About:
Different cultures & beliefs... anything. I think a person's life story is the most interesting thing they could share, so I'd love to hear yours :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

A room to stay in
Social events with locals
A tour of the area
Catch-up for a beer, cup of tea/coffee or a meal

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, United States, Vanuatu, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia