CURRENT MISSION

See the whole world with my own eyes!

ABOUT ME

I am young, curious and energetic!
I am currently on a one year exchange studying in France and I want to make the most of my time discovering and exploring europe before I return to kiwi land!

PHILOSOPHY

"Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life"- Michael Palin
"Traveling is like flirting with life. It's like saying I would stay and love you, but I have to go, this is my station." - Lisa St Aubin de Teran

"Let your memory be your travel bag"- Alexander Solzheritsyin

"A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles" - Tim Cahill

"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page" - St Augustine

"Instead of reading 10,000 books, why not walk 10,000 miles . Through walking, you learn things books simply cannot offer."

"Life is a daring adventure or nothing" - Helen Keller

“一期一会”

"If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart." - Nelson Mandela

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

First couch surfing experience was during my week -long trip around north of France. I stayed with lovely people in Vannes, St Malo and Caen! Wonderful experience meeting new people who also shared my passion for traveling!

Interests

Learning foreign languages and cultures
Trying regional cuisines and all kinds of chocolate!
History and international law
Latin and Ballroom dancing
Tramping and Bikram yoga

• books
• dancing
• ballroom dancing
• chocolate
• yoga
• walking
• reading
• traveling
• surfing
• history
• languages
• law

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Jumped in the frozen Dnipro river in Ukraine on Blessing Day in -15 degrees weather conditions!

Survived 3 days in -25 degree temperature without electricity in UKRAINE !

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, China, Fiji, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, France, New Zealand, Ukraine