HOLA BANDITA!
My name is Lauren and I've been living and travelling around the world since I was 18!
I've spent the last year living and working in New Zealand (currently in Auckland) and travelling throughout South East Asia. I'm going to Spain in December - January to visit family.....

CURRENT MISSION

Learn, share, grow. Experience and experiment all aspects of this wonderful planet!

ABOUT ME

Australian raised, lover of travel art music and experience.

I love adventure travel, summer, camping, hiking, blues and roots, jazz, bonfires, the beach, yoga, meeting people, languages, literature, permaculture, volunteering, ART, visionary art and collectives, bars, restaurants, events, farms, festivals.

"I am not sure that I exist, actually. I am all the writers that I have read, all the people that I have met, all the women that I have loved; all the cities I have visited" (Jorge Luis Borges)

PHILOSOPHY

Be Impeccable with your Word
Don’t Take Anything Personally
Don’t Make Assumptions
Always Do Your Best
(Miguel Ruiz, Tolteca wisdom....)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love meeting new people and Couchsurfing is a great way to connect like minded people in different places. I've couchsurfed in Australia, USA, Europe and hope to return the favour when I have a home again! Used to be active member in Australia, currently travelling and meeting new people and learning new perspectives.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Australia. USA. Europe. Mexico.

Interests

ANTHROPOLOGY, ART, MUSIC, FILM, YOGA, PERMACULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, NATURE, THE MOON, FOOD, BEER, ASTRONOMY , ASTROLOGY , TRIBAL CULTURE , TRIBAL MUSIC , PACHAMAMA, WINE, PLANT MEDICINE , ROAD TRIPS.

• arts
• yoga
• traveling
• socializing
• jazz
• blues
• hiking
• camping
• volunteering
• road trips
• adventure travel
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

BLUES. JAZZ. ROCK. REGGAE. ROOTS. ALTERNATIVE. PSYTRANCE. SAIKO. DRUM AND BASS. PROGRESSIVE. FUNK. INSTRUMENTAL. ACOUSTIC. TRIBAL. WORLD. PSYCHEDELIC. EXPERIMENTAL.

CINE. JODOROWSKY. KUBRICK. CLASSICS. ARTHOUSE. FOREIGN CINEMA.

CLASSIC LITERATURE. POESIA. FICTION. NON FICTION. REALISM. SURREALISM. HISTORY.

CARLOS CASTANEDA. LOS 4 ACUERDOS. SIDDHARTHA. JACK KEROUAC. OSCAR WILDE. MURAKAMI. HITCHHIKERS GUIDE TO THE GALAXY.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

LIVE. EXPERIENCE THE UNKNOWN IN THIS DIMENSION AND OTHER REALMS. GRATITUDE.

Teach, Learn, Share

STORIES, EXPERIENCES, LANGUAGES, RIDDLES, MUSIC, COOKING, ART.

What I Can Share with Hosts

BUENA ONDA. LOVE. PAZ.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Ecuador, England, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Mexico, New Zealand