Hi I'm Maria, I'm an Australian national of English and Filipino descent but born and raised in Hong Kong! 😄 I've lived in England and Hong Kong and am looking to move to Australia later this year. I want to travel for a bit before then.

I'm on Couchsurfing as I'm interested to meet the locals of place (when I'm travelling) or travellers that I can show Hong Kong to (when I'm hosting). I'm excited to get to know and experience a different side of a country that the usual tourist wouldn't normally get to see.

Interests

Hobbies include scuba diving, paddle-boarding, snorkelling, kayaking, cycling, hiking, yoga, meditation, learning Mandarin, investing, board games.

I love the underwater world and am a PADI Advanced Open Water diver. I've dived in the Philippines, Hong Kong, Bali, Maldives, Taiwan and Egypt and hope to add more places to that list!
With diving, I have also volunteered as a Dive Against Debris and Reef Check diver.
I'm interested in marine archaeology and love a good shipwreck dive as well.

I also enjoy visiting places of history and am keen to check out any museum or places of culture wherever I am.

• arts
• yoga
• meditation
• board games
• investing
• cycling
• hiking
• kayaking
• scuba diving
• history
• sup
• snorkelling
• learning chinese
• marine archaeology

Music, Movies, and Books

Documentaries
Self help books
Novels set in a different time and country than the usual first-world flick
I do have a guilty pleasure for reality TV and the Top 100 though XD

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Scuba dived with tiger sharks

Teach, Learn, Share

What it's like growing up as an international kid in Hong Kong
Life in Hong Kong or some lesser-known spots even locals are unaware of
My Chinese language skills aren't the best but I can share what I do know

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Paraguay, Philippines, Portugal, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Hong Kong