ABOUT ME

My name is Natalie and I'm from Los Angeles, CA. I currently live in Cologne, Germany :)

I graduated with a BS in Nursing in 2016, worked as a nurse for two months and then decided my spirit was too restless to stay in one place and work for the time being.

Eventually, I returned to California after a 17 month adventure traveling and working odd jobs in New Zealand and SE Asia. But soon left again! Along the way, I made incredible lifelong friends, went through several spiritual awakenings, and even fell in love.

Free spirited & spontaneous. Easy to get along with. Open to new experiences :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I made friends at a CS meeting in Lisbon, Portugal in 2014. We ended up touring some of Lisbon together and it prompted me to come back to CS.

Since then, I have couchsurfed with people that I've met through travels, though not through Couchsurfing.com. I have also hosted a couple times, but since I move quite often, it's uncommon (but very welcome if I am able to!).

Interests

For the most part, more of a trekking/nature gal but will never turn down a beer with a couple of friends.

Love live music. Also enjoy going out if there's good techno

I was a vegetarian for 20 years and though I'm not a vegetarian anymore, I find that I still prefer vegetarian food. When I'm in California, I am mostly vegan. Also, cows are my favorite animal...mooo!

• music festivals
• vegetarian
• organic food
• meditation
• partying
• traveling
• live music
• hiking
• camping
• beaches
• rivers
• mountains
• nature
• sustainability
• party
• techno
• edm
• meeting new people
• environmentalism

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Trekked through Laosian jungle, harvested my own dinner and cooked it with locals at a Hmong village. The village leader then blessed us in a traditional Laosian blessing ceremony.

Lived on an island in Halong Bay for almost 5 months, working as a tour guide

Teach, Learn, Share

I've spent the last year learning german intensively in Germany and could offer a tandem language exchange! In English as well, of course :) My mandarin is a bit rusty haha.

We could talk about our travels, different places we've lived, FOOD. I bake vegan cakes for a cafe in Cologne so that could also be pretty fun to share!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Laos, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, New Zealand, Taiwan, United States, Viet Nam