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Overview

  • 13 references 9 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Māori
  • 36, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • Campaign Director at ActionStation / Co-Founder of RockEnrol
  • Everyone is the student, everyone is the teacher.
  • From Taranaki, New Zealand
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Helping to empower people to take powerful coordinated action to create the beautiful world our hearts tell is possible.

ABOUT ME

I am a 26yo, music, ocean, animal, nature and bicycle loving possibilist.

PHILOSOPHY

"When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace." (Jimi Hendrix)

"You cannot solve a problem on the same level of consciousness that created it." (Albert Einstein)

"There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way." (Unknown)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Have hosted and surfed and I think it's a wonderful way to create connections, travel, learn and share.

Interests

Campaigns, activism, community, marine conservation, music, festivals, alternative media, theatre, spirituality, science, travel, bicycles, vegetarian, vegan and sustainable seafood cuisine, local beer, food, yoga, the stars, permaculture, documentaries, WwooFing, voluntary work, charity, alternative lifestyles.

  • animals
  • documentaries
  • glastonbury
  • festivals
  • dining
  • seafood
  • cooking
  • beer
  • vegetarian
  • vegan
  • yoga
  • traveling
  • music
  • snowboarding
  • communications
  • science

Music, Movies, and Books

I love jungle, dub, reggae, dubstep, drum 'n' bass, hip hop, funk, soul, afro-beat, NZ and roots music. I also like some metal, atmospheric/ambient, indie, rap, ska, punk and folk from time to time. I like autobiographies and documentaries. I also like Harry Potter, Hunger Games, Celestine Prophecy, Conversations With God, Half The Sky, EcoMind, MOGO

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Met Snoop Dogg at Glastonbury. Met Incubus in New York. Swam with dolphins in the Bay of Islands. Lived in a tipi in Croatia. Windsurfed in Fiji. Snowboard in Canada. Western style horse-riding in Colorado.

Teach, Learn, Share

www.actionstation.org.nz

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook, clean, tell stories and listen :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Fiji, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand, United Kingdom

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