Tēnā koutou, I'm a descendant of the Ngā Puhi and Ngāti Maniapoto people of Aotearoa and love sharing my culture through language and story. I love meeting new people and learning about their culture and their world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couch surfing has been such an amazing experience for me throughout the years and has connected me to the most wonderful people, and discovering the most beautiful places I never thought I would imagine ever seeing. I believe getting to know the locals of an area will open your mind more to the true beauty of a place.

Interests

I love summer and everything it comes with - beach, ocean, sun and ice cream! I'm trying to chase it for as long as I can.

• dancing
• hiking
• surfing
• sports
• adventure travel
• beaches
• local food
• trying new foods
• international food
• outdoor adventures

Music, Movies, and Books

I love music that touches your soul. As I'm learning my native language at the moment, Māori songs are my go to. Otherwise anything you can dance to, and anything you can relax to.

Again - I'm obsessed with my culture - so anything to do with Te Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa is on my bookshelf at the moment

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Trekking through the Wadis of Oman, eating noodles with the locals in Macau, karaokeing in Japan, rafting down a river in Czezh while being serves mojitos, hiking through a national park in the interior of Brasil - nō guide, nō markers, just decided to trust (there was a group of us, and I had packed way too much food😆... we made it!, caught and eaten a piranha from the Amazon... the list could go on!

Teach, Learn, Share

I love learning new languages, I have a little bit of a lot of languages in my head at the moment.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A smile, a story, a song

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Czech Republic, New Zealand, Oman, Portugal, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United Arab Emirates