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Overview

  • 23 references 11 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Danish
  • 37, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • Postdoctoral scientist
  • Ph.D.
  • From Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To experience as much of the world as I can in a lifetime. To be happy in my career and enjoy the pleasures of experiencing new cuisines and cultures.

ABOUT ME

I am friendly and enjoy meeting new people. I am passionate about travelling from my upbringing and aiming for the 100 club ;) From the travelling I have done I have realized that there is so much more to see, and life is so varied. Keep your eyes open. Don't take what you have for granted, and work hard for getting what you have not.

I have been working and living in Aarhus, Denmark for the past 4 years. I moved to this city for my career and have loved the opportunity to travel around Europe when I can.

I love all the good things in life! Live music, good food, good wine or beers, friends, movies, travel...

PHILOSOPHY

Be true to yourself.
Whatever does not kill you, makes you stronger.
Why not?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Making travellers feel welcome in my home city.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Ireland, England, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, France. More to go!

Interests

Cuisine, cultures, hiking, martial arts, art, travelling, swimming, wine, beer, photography, music

  • animals
  • arts
  • photography
  • festivals
  • dining
  • cooking
  • breakfast
  • wine
  • beer
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • live music
  • hiking
  • martial arts
  • swimming
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite book: Perfume by Patrick Suskind. and more that I cannot remember

Love a range of music, but I do favour the rock and indie genre's. Alt J, Chet Faker, Temper Trap, Tame Impala, Coldplay, The Cat Empire, Foo Fighters, RHCP, Muse, Sia, Glass Animals, Frank Ocean, Pendulum, Van Morrison, Enya, Ratatat, and misc others for good measure!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I (barely) slept in a long wooden hut called a "Long House" in Lak lake in Vietnam, July 2007. There was gaps in the floorboards and the walls and we had to sleep under mosquito nets on a mattress. At 5:00am we were awoken by terrible screams and squeals- the pigs and farm animals that were kept under the house were desperate for breakfast. Was one of the scariest ways to be woken up!
Riding on the back of motorbikes through the Highlands of Central Vietnam.
Catching a horrible sleepless overnight local bus over the snowing Atlas Mountains in Morocco, then arriving at the Sahara desert at some rediculous hour in the morning, trekking on camels for a day or two, then spending 4 times my daily budget on two taxis overnight to Marrakech before a transport lock-down due to a special Islamic festival. Crazy!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook! I can cook for you to thankyou for hosting me :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Denmark, Thailand, United States

Old School Badges

  • 13 Vouches
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