CURRENT MISSION

Globetrottin' around Europe

ABOUT ME

Hello! Nice to meet you!

I am Amy and I am twenty two years old. I come from Perth, Western Australia, where we have beautiful beaches and weather pretty much all year round. Since August I have been travelling solo around Europe and will be flying home from the UK in the middle of November and have been lucky to meet some very interesting people along the way.

PHILOSOPHY

Open-mindedness, optimism, hedonism, combined with an acceptance and appreciation of all humanity, nature & creativity has to offer. Give without expectation and do what makes you and those you love happy.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

All very positive! With friends in Paris, Berlin & Valencia, and some lovely new hosts in Granada. Everyone has been so hospitable and I try and do my bit by being as hospitable as a surfer can be.

Couch surfing has inspired me and I hope will be able to host once I am back in Perth

Interests

Music, adventuring, creativity, design, humanitarianism, education, dancing, music, art, laughing, playing dress ups, animals, cooking and eating and drinking delicious things, living sustainably. I feel happiest near bodies of water, in nature and laid back cities where people are friendly. I am interested in mysticism & mythology, I like to draw, paint and play music on occassion.

• animals
• arts
• design
• dancing
• education
• cooking
• walking
• drinking
• flying
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• music
• surfing
• teaching
• languages
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

I like a really broad spectrum of music and it is always a pleasure to hear something new. Neil Young, Sigur Ros, Joanna newsom, Nico, Do Make Say Think, Robbie Basho, Rowland S Howard, Lee Hazelwood, Lou Reed, Grouper, Marianne Faithfull, Django Reinhart, Syd Barrett, Yo La Tengo, Bert Jansch, Phil Spector songs, the Zombies, The Shaggs, various Soul, classical, Blues, Folk, Funk, Psychedelic, Spanish flamenco.

Wes Anderson films, Beast of the Southern Wild, Harold and Maude, Fantasia, The Sound of Music, Three Women, Splash, Suspiria, Valerie and Her Week of Wonders, Heathers, Howard the Duck, Grey Gardens, TED Talks, The Weird and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia

European fairytales and folktales, William Blake, Dylan Thomas, Roald Dahl, Angela Carter, Augusten Borroughs, 'Just Kids' by Patti Smith, 'Vali' by Gianni Mennichetti, The Little Prince

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Visiting the underground tunnels of Paris
Seeing Sigur Ros in Maribor, Slovenia
Walking around the beautiful landscapes of Lake Bohinj, Slovenia & Sierra Nevada, Spain

Teach, Learn, Share

I can help with English and I am keen to learn other languages myself. I have a good but ridiculous and very random general knowledge some may find amusing (and perhaps useful?) I like to cook, by myself or for or with others. I like making collaborative art.

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Slovenia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia