Moved around all in the south of the United States. Went to college in Tallahassee at Florida State University (Go Seminoles!). My fiance and I moved to New Zealand in 2016 to explore this side of the world. He is Scottish - from Glasgow, while I'm a pure bred American mutt. We met at Tomorrow World 2015. Currently we are in Brisbane on a working holiday visa and eager to meet locals and make friends & memories.

Have a Sales, Promotions, Hospitality and Interior Design background. Guess you can say a jack of all trades.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Traveling all over this side of the globe - so would like to get a first hands experience of the locals. I find meeting the people who live in each location gives you the best resource to find out what the city really has to offer - all the little hidden gems.

Interests

• arts
• music festivals
• festivals
• wine
• red wine
• wine tasting
• yoga
• partying
• drinking games
• shopping
• pottery
• painting
• live music
• electronic music
• hiking
• cave diving
• surfing
• scuba diving
• mountain biking
• africa
• biking
• bike riding
• diving
• australia
• free diving
• thrift shopping
• thailand
• austria
• drinks
• thai food
• thai massage
• hot springs
• singapore
• ziplining
• bikram yoga
• drinking tea
• online shopping
• paintings
• drinking wine
• drinking beer
• hot yoga
• window shopping
• red hot chili peppers
• fiji
• samoa

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: EDM, Techno, Hard Style, Country, Top 40's, Pop, Rock, Punk, Alternative, Old school - like: Meatloaf, Michael Jackson or soundtrack to Legends of the Fall. Everything across the board really.... some days I like Korn or Nine Inch Nails, and then other days I like lounge music or Kygo.

Books: "Lean in" by Sheryl Sandberg, Haven't read Twilight series but liked the movies. I did read all of the Divergent books. Read as a kid Chronicles of Narnia - but lost interest in Harry Potter. I KNOW I KNOW - sorry to all the Harry Potter fans! Phil (my fiance) loves Harry Potter.

My Interior Design books for college were pretty cool. haha

Movies: Meh, the usual I guess? Some favs are 300, The Interview, Anchorman, Superbad, Super Troopers. Some chick flicks - He's NOT that into you, Failure to Launch, 10 things I hate about you. Can't go wrong with Kids movies!! Who doesn't love The Lion King or The Little Mermaid, Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Hercules, Monsters Inc. Have you seen The Secret Life of Pets or Sausage Party yet?

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Snorkeled with Whale Sharks in Cozumel.
Partied with my mom in Amsterdam.
Lived & studied in Florence, Italy for 6 weeks.
Swam & fed sting Rays in Bermuda.
Got stuck at sea in Turks & Caicos but JoJo the Dolphin helped us navigate home.
Dove with Sharks in Bahamas.
Ziplined the canopy in Costa Rica.
Surfed in Kauai, Hawaii.
White Water Rafting in Costa Rica.
Whale Watching in Kaikora, New Zealand.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach.... I can teach you how to be organized.... other than that, I think everyone has their own way of learning and learn how they want. I'd much more enjoy to learn from you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Costa Rica, France, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, Turks and Caicos Islands

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Italy, New Zealand, United States