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Overview

  • 11 references 6 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, Hebrew (modern); learning Spanish
  • 34, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • No occupation listed
  • University of Manchester
  • From Waterloo, Belgium
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Travel to 100 countries (currently on 57)

ABOUT ME

*** Sorry, can't host at the moment, currently traveling around South America ***

Born and raised in Belgium but I'm actually half Welsh half Irish and I live in Tel Aviv, Israel. Yeah, don't worry if you didn't catch that, it gets complicated for me too...

I'm passionate about hi-tech and all things social. I'm happiest when snowboarding, playing rugby or hanging out with my little nephew.

PHILOSOPHY

Don't wait for the perfect moment. Take the moment and make it perfect.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I couch-surfed while travelling in Eastern Europe in 2011 and again in South Africa summer 2012.

I hosted a little when I studied at Manchester University (England) but now that I've finally settled in Tel Aviv, I'd like to host more often.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I was introduced to couch-surfing in the summer of 2011 and haven't looked back since. I've had lovely experiences being hosted in Hungary, Czech Republic Slovenia and South Africa

Interests

Sport- Snowboarding, rugby 7s , running
Food- My idea of a balanced diet is a burger in each hand ;-)
Backpacking- big nights out, hiking up stupidly difficult mountains for a good view, hitch-hiking, lazy days on the beach
Hi-tech- gadget loving, social media junkie, closet geek

  • dancing
  • dining
  • dieting
  • running
  • technology
  • traveling
  • hiking
  • backpacking
  • surfing
  • snowboarding
  • sports
  • rugby
  • communications
  • hitchhiking
  • beaches
  • mountains

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitchhiked from Swaziland to South Africa in a school bus of children dancing to MTV Africa

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Poland, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Virgin Islands, British

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Israel, United Kingdom

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