Hello! My name is Mikaela, I am 27 years old and from California! I am looking to immerse myself into slow travel and slow living. I am very open-minded, curious, empathetic, and enthusiastic about many things!

I graduated from college in 2019 from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a Bachelor's Degree in Animal Science and minors in Religious Studies and Biology. Since then I worked at a wildlife rehabilitation clinic on the Central Coast of California and I’ve worked at Walt Disney World in Florida. I booked a one way flight to Europe in October of this year and making my travel plans as I go! I’ve been traveling through workaway and did some volunteer work
in Germany and Greece recently!

A major goal of mine currently is to learn more about permaculture, and alternative dwellings. And I really want to volunteer at an animal sanctuary!
I love sustainability and trying to be as zero waste as possible :)

I don’t drink alcohol or smoke. I love public transit and I don’t have my driver's license. I am fully vaccinated and boosted against Covid-19.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am new to couch surfing!! Recently, I have felt so inspired by the idea of slow travel, staying in places for longer periods of time to soak in the culture, people, food, music, and land. I love meeting new people, making friends, and exchanging stories! I also want to learn the language of the culture in which I immerse myself into. I love that couchsurfing offers the opportunity to connect with others in such a special way! I would love to host when I have my own place!

Interests

• books
• poetry
• photography
• dancing
• vegan
• yoga
• meditation
• gardening
• thrifting
• music
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• astronomy
• philosophy
• volunteering
• art
• nature
• beach
• spirituality
• sustainability
• permaculture
• social justice
• biking
• vegan cooking
• crafting
• zero waste
• wildlife conservation
• van life
• festivals/concerts

Music, Movies, and Books

I love indie/alternative, french indie pop, greek dance music, jazz, 60s 70s, and 80s music
I love going to concerts!! just this year I saw Bon Iver, The Lumineers, Gregory Alan Isakov, Alt-J, Glass Animals, Goth Babe, Portugal. The Man, STRFKR, TV Girl, Post Animal, Levitation Room and Big Wild
Some of my favorite movies are Lady bird, Moonrise kingdom, Her, Little women, Boyhood, Perks of being a wallflower, Call me by your name, Everything everywhere all at once, Mr. Nobody, Inside out, Tarzan, Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, Into the Wild, & Captain Fantastic
My favorite book I read this year was The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

ahhh so many things to list!! I've been to 30 countries, drove around Iceland and Portugal in a campervan with my family, was a DJ in college, met phoebe bridgers in a bookstore, snorkeled with giant sting rays in the Grand Cayman, jumped off the stage onto a giant watermelon floatie and crowd surfed at a goth babe concert on my 26th bday, drove a train at Walt Disney World, and been vegan for 6 years.

What I Can Share with Hosts

tasty vegan recipes!! I would love to cook for you! :) I can help teach english too

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Kingdom, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States