Hi I'm Louise, I'm 30 and from Liverpool in England. I left my job and ran off to travel, and now I'm a freelance writer trying to figure out how to work on the road so I can travel indefinitely. I'm living in my 4th country (NZ) and about to hit the road and move to my 5th (Canada), but before I go I have to see some more of this beautiful place you lucky things get to call home.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I randomly heard of couchsurfing through an article about Lady Gaga, talking about how her fans would host other fans from out of town during her shows. I thought it was such a fantastic idea and I was so moved by the fact that people would open their homes to help others have amazing experiences. I was pretty psyched to find out that there was a travel equivalent so I decided to give it a try, and so far it's been utterly life-changing.

In 2011 I couchsurfed around North America from San Francisco to Miami to Canada to Chicago and everything in between. I eventually moved to New Orleans and lived with a good friend whom I originally met through couchsurfing! Since then, I've also couchsurfed around Australia and I'm hopefully about to do the same in NZ. I can't imagine travelling any other way. I've made amazing friends and shared some pretty great experiences that wouldn't have been the same without them.

Interests

Travelling (obv), going on holiday and not coming home, writing, reading, road trip karaoke, food, more food, dancing, margaritas, yoga, meditation, beaches, trashy bars, wild stories, cute dogs...

• books
• dancing
• cocktails
• traveling
• music
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I love big female voices and anything you can shake some ass to, and I have a soft spot for cheesy rap. I draw the line at drum and bass and heavy metal, though. At the risk of sounding like my dad, that's not music it's noise!!

Movies: Eh not much of a movie person but if it counts, the TV show Queen Sugar is giving me LIFE right now! Also love nerding out with a good doco.

Books: Currently reading You Are A Badass by Jen Sincero.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've had two open heart surgeries and I've been patched up with both mechanical parts and animal valves. So I guess the fact that I'm technically a part-robot part-cow (RoboCow?) travelling the world is pretty amazing?

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories you'll think I'm making up and yummy vegetarian food :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, Croatia, France, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, United Arab Emirates, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States