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Overview

  • 9 references 9 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Māori, Spanish
  • 40, Female
  • Member since 2010
  • No occupation listed
  • Bachelor of Arts - Linguistics & Spanish
  • From Kaitaia, New Zealand
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

"To learn as much as possible about this awesome world we live in”

ABOUT ME

I'm an outgoing, easy going person who likes to get as much out of life as possible. I love learning about new places and cultures and meeting new people. I’m pretty adventerous and not afraid to give anything a go. I'm known to eat the most weirdest food and try everything!!!

PHILOSOPHY

Live life to the fullest.
Be real, be honest, be generous, be kind, be loving, be yourself, live your dreams.
Live, laugh, smile everyday.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Just came back from 6 months in Europe where I had some amazing CS experiences and made friends for life!! Now that I'm back in NZ I want to return the favour

Interests

I have many! Things that put a smile on my face include:
Adventure sport, basically anything that gives me an adrenaline rush; kayaking, white water rafting, skiing.
Yoga
Swimming, lazing at the beach.
FOOD... I love to cook and be cooked for. Tasting new food, baking yummy goodies.
New cultures, people, a good conversation, a good laugh
Dancing(latino!), kareoke
Doing something I've never tried
Cold beer on a hot summers day,
Beach fires,
Travel is a big passion obviously!!
Writing
Smiles, friends, family, sun, bush walks...

  • culture
  • writing
  • dancing
  • dining
  • cooking
  • beer
  • baking
  • yoga
  • traveling
  • guitar
  • kayaking
  • surfing
  • skiing
  • sports
  • swimming
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies - most types except Sci-fi.
Music - Red Hot Chilli Peppers are my fav! Also enjoy 'old school'
Books - I'm really enjoying biographies and non-fiction books at the moment. Inspirational stuff that makes me go WOW!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've done heaps of amazing things so it's hard to choose just one! But one experience that really stands out is when I did an AFS student exchange to Costa Rica for one year back in 2002. I made lifelong friends and learnt Spanish which I now practise any chance I can get!

Living in Africa for 2 years when I was younger was pretty cool. Not that I remember much but it's made me want to go back there one day!

Meeting Ketut Leyer in Bali was cool!

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Info on Kiwi Culture & Travel. Spanish (Although I'm still learning!)
Learn: Guitar & Surfing
Share: Laughs & Travel stories over a few wines :-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Morocco, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, New Zealand, Tanzania

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