CURRENT MISSION

To explore the Americas

ABOUT ME

Two of us now :D Meggie and Harmony

ABOUT MEGGIE:
I have been traveling for over a two years now :) I have gone from San Fran all the way down to Peru through all of Central America.. And somehow my Spanish is still average. After which I flew up to Puerto Rico and hung out with a mate from home for a month. Man that was bliss! Met up with my partner in crime Harmony towards the end of March after traveling from Austin to Florida. We bought a '99 Hyundai Elantra and drove up the east coast of the states to Toronto. It was here we settled for 4 months and re-established our funds. Then we picked up and set off again for the Canadian Rockies, it took us a month to get across the mid west and up to Banff where we settled down again for almost a year. The whole experience so far has been incredible, and as you could imagine and I have met many interesting and different people along the way. We have currently done 10,000 miles in the Harry the Hyundai and it has been nothing less than incredible. The States has some of the most beautiful landscapes and we have seen a myriad of them. From the Prairies to the Badlands, the Geysers of Yellowstone to the hills of Glacier National Park. We have seen a lot. Now we are getting moving again and aiming for Vancouver and move down the west-coast from there. Highway 101 here we come!

I'm 23, just completed my undergrad and not sure what to do next. Really just want to meet great people and see great places and do great things for a while before (if*) I settle down. Hoping this will widen my travels a little off the tourist route.

ABOUT HARMONY:

Hey :) I am Harmony, also 23 from the land down under! Joined the trip in March in Florida where as I hope you already know we bought a car and drove up the east coast. I siting many towns along the way. We worked at an Irish pub on the waterfront in Toronto living in little Portugal. We made so many friendships there and it was hard to leave. The encouraging thing is we will never forget them or our time there and we are keen as mustard to meet all the new comers on our world trip (hopefully!).

Previously, I have travelled through Europe and South East Asia not to mention Bali! These were amazing trips and I am so keen to start this trip. Just starting off couch surfing this trip so take it easy on me :) but so far really loving the experience.

I am pretty easy-going, although love a beverage when the occasion calls for it. Huge smile and love a laugh!! Looking forward to meeting lots of like minded travellers and locals :)

PHILOSOPHY

We will all float on

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
It has really widened my travelling experience, met locals, seen more things, met there friends, felt part of a community.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
Couchsurfed through all of Mexico and the east coast of the states. I found it very enlightening and completely took away any potential fear I had of the country.

Interests

People-watching, reading, frisbee, badminton, soccer, COFFEE, cooking, photography, SOCIALISING, red wine, festivals, chilling-out, swimming, music (isn't everyone), obviously love travelling, and learning!!!

• singing
• photography
• festivals
• oktoberfest
• environment
• cooking
• wine
• red wine
• beer
• coffee
• vegetarian
• walking
• partying
• drinking
• pub crawls
• reading
• traveling
• drawing
• music
• hiking
• kayaking
• spelunking
• surfing
• scuba diving
• snorkeling
• sailing
• skiing
• rock climbing
• soccer
• swimming
• badminton
• chemistry
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Watched a lot of classics, all of the above that make you think a bit more, expand your ideas, get you guessing and draw you in. Although when I'm tired or hungover I'll watch pretty much anything with nachos (or chilaquiles in mex) in front of me :p

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Who could choose only one?

Learning to scuba dive in Utila.
Swimming in a bioluminescent bay in Mexico and Nicaragua.
Zip-lining in Costa Rica
Hiking in outback Australia.
Drinking much too much sangria at San Fermin, Pamplona.
Watching dolphins play in the sunset at Wilsons Prometory.
Kayaking in the Kathrin Gorge.
Skiing anywhere.
Snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef
Watching the sunrise at Lago Atitlan in Guatemala.
Roasting marshmallows on the hot coals of an active volcano.
Volcano boarding in Nicaragua.
Sand boarding in Peru.
Hiking to Machu Picchu.
Sailing the San Blas islands from Panama to Colombia.
Special horse riding tour in San Augustine.
Drinking many steins of beer at Oktoberfest in Munich.
Sailing around the Greek islands with 7 friends from school.
Going to the Turkish baths and mosques in Istanbul.
Hiking in chaing-Mai for 5 days through the jungle.
Learning Spanish at a Homestay in Guatemala.
Riding an elephant in Thailand.
Tubing in Vang Vieng Laos.
BARCELONA generally!
Half-moon party in Ko Pang Yang.
Seeing many, many Mayan ruins through-out Mexico, Belize and Guatemala.
Exchange when I was 17 to France.
Climbing the Eiffel tower twice.
Going to the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe and walking along the Champs-Élysées in Paris.
Drinking too many bottles of red wine under the Eiffel tower 🍷🍷
Trying hash brownies in Vondelpark in Amsterdam.
Drinking many great coffees in my favorite city and hometown Melbourne (bias).
Going to Tomorrowland in Belgium.
Going to Benicàssium 2012 in Spain.
Caving in Semuc Champey.
Swimming in many of the beautiful Cenotes throughout Mexico.
Spending a month with an amazing person in Puerto Rico.
Walking around Venice and getting lost(getting lost wasn't too fun).
Seeing all that Rome has to offer in a speedy 3-days on foot.
Going to the natural hot springs in Santorini.
Touring the wine region of Florence.
Taking the most touristy pictures at the leaning tower of Piza.
Dripping with sweat every day in Greece.
The bazaars of Istanbul.
Tarzan swing in Costa Rica (my heart stopped in terror).
Snowboarding in the Rockies

Ah there are so many!!

Teach, Learn, Share

Right now I believe I can do a little bit of everything. But a master at nothing. Trying a few things to decide what I would like to do best.

Trying out... Drawing and jewelry making.

Studied medicinal chemistry.

Want to learn a different language and live in another country :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Hmm... For now let's say cooking and cleaning :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Belize, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada

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