Hey I am Mel, born and raised in New Zealand I am proud to call NZ home.
I love to travel, be in the water, run, spend time with friends, met new people, challenge myself and stay fit and healthy.
I have traveled to 54 countries, 6 continents and have so much more I would like to see. I have been based in New Zealand up until moving to London nearly 3 years ago.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have joined couch surfers on the recommendation of many of my friends who have had awesome experiences. Often I am solo traveling and couch surfers provides an awesome forum to join with others to share the experience.

Interests

• fitness
• running
• traveling
• surfing
• social science
• social work
• hitchhiking
• road trips
• health
• london
• love
• south america
• latin america
• new zealand
• surf life saving

Music, Movies, and Books

Love a variety of music from country to dub step, to reggae. My lonely planet stack of books just keeps growing. I am a sucker for a chick flick and will often be caught crying mid film.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I won a trip to Los Angeles from New Zealand when I was 16 years old, this is when the wanderlust was born!

Teach, Learn, Share

I am interested to learn from others their perspectives and viewpoints on world issue and travel is a wonderful way in which to do so. I can teach you about kiwi culture, words and customs including 'jandals' 'pavlova' 'jerseys', what a hungi is and how good a kiwi bbq is after a long surf!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am a fun loving upbeat personality to be around. I enjoy cooking especially deserts. I can teach you about my world (if you are interested) including about living though a 6.4 magnitude earthquake that destroyed my home and the life that I knew, the resilience upheld and the journey to starting over.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, New Zealand