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Overview

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  • Learning French
  • 36, Female
  • Member since 2014
  • Primatologist
  • MSc
  • From England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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About Me

So I'm about to Start my next adventure moving to Australia on my working holiday visa...

I live to travel and rescue animals basically and in between I love meeting new awesome people and hearing about their adventures and experiences. I also like hanging out underwater 🐬

I'd describe myself as pretty laid back and very open minded. I'm very social, love festivals and hitting up bars. What you see is what you get with me, I'll always be upfront and honest. I'm super passionate about what I do and am very drawn to people who talk passionately about their work or interests. I'm also clean and tidy and very respectful of people's space.

I've just spent the last 8 months living in Thailand becoming and working as a PADI scuba diving instructor. I have also recently become a certified yoga teacher. Really hoping to find some work in a dive/yoga school along the east coast/ Cairns.

I'm a total newbie to CS so haven't got any references from anyone yet to verify that I'm not complete dickhead. Hopefully that won't put you off lending a bit of floor space though and maybe you could be the first person to give me the thumbs up 👍

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Always looking to travel and meet amazing new people. I'm starting my next adventure in Australia and Ive never visited the country before and don't know anyone so figured this would be a good start.

I'd be totally up for being introduced to where you call home or equally more than happy to do my own thing and wouldn't be expecting a tour guide :)

Interests

Diving
Yoga
Theatre
Animal activism
Drinking cocktails
Anything involving the beach
Nature

  • animals
  • dogs
  • festivals
  • animal welfare
  • wine
  • beer
  • cocktails
  • vegan
  • yoga
  • meditation
  • drinking
  • traveling
  • music
  • hiking
  • scuba diving
  • beaches
  • food
  • travelling
  • bars
  • conservation
  • environmental protection
  • primates

Music, Movies, and Books

I was totally born in the wrong era.. I listen to pink Floyd, the doors, joni mitchell, Fleet wood Mac... You get the idea.
Movies - Wolf of wall Street, forest gump, anything tarantino.

Books - power of the dog, shantaram, helter-skelter, marching powder. More a fan of non-fiction.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Working on a pop up veterinary clinic helping Street dogs in Sri Lanka. It felt so good to give back and help the community as well as the pups who definitely needed all the help they could get. It had been a life long dream of mine to do this and it's up there on the list of my ultimate fulfilling experiences I've had in my life.

Teach, Learn, Share

Always open to anything :)

We could hang out underwater and go scuba diving 🦀🐠🦈

I'd be more than happy to teach some yoga, it's really helpful for me to gain for experience and hear honest feedback.

I'll never say no to sharing a drink and travelling stories.. One of my favorite things to do when I meet people.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My experiences, good laughs and always some beers :)
Also like to think I'm not a bad cook and could whip us up some banging vegan food.
Any time of day yoga/ meditation classes🧘‍♀️
More than happy to help out with anything if a hand was needed around the house.. Or would love to offer my thanks with some nice home cooked meals and vino.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Belize, Cambodia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Italy, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Democratic Republic of Congo, Fiji, South Africa, Thailand

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