Surrealist pixie oscillating wildly across the globe with her camera, and enough jingly things on her belt to start a one woman band.

Australian writer/ radio producer and digital retoucher living in London.

I write about music, culture, nuance, existence, politics and the environment.
www.thezengineer.net // @the_zengineer

PHILOSOPHY

Explore the world and the self. Practice positivity. Seek knowledge. Constantly create.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet people, learn about their lives and culture, and have meaningful experiences.

New to couch surfing but here to make friends and share love across the globe.

Interests

Travel, art, yoga, Egypt, animals! spontaneous adventures, rambling for hours through gardens parks and forests, ancient civilisations, entheogens, counter culture, hidden histories, words, sustainability and permaculture, brilliant nature, camping, hiking, shamanism, consciousness expanding tings, chasing sunrises, Jivamukti, upcycling clothing and jewellery.

• animals
• arts
• culture
• writing
• books
• folklore
• festivals
• environment
• cooking
• vegetarian
• vegan
• yoga
• gardening
• politics
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• hiking
• camping
• history
• egypt
• entheogen

Music, Movies, and Books

Psych rock and shoe gaze, ambient, psytrance, techno, blues, hip-hop, old school rnb, contemporary classical, reggae.

Murakami, Ron Jonson, Ram Dass, Osho, Graham Hancock, Christopher Ryan PHD.

Waking Life, Incendies, Closer.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I had the fortune of arriving in Chefchaouen, Morocco on Eid al Adha (Festival of Sacrifice) in 2014. Being deeply immersed; thrown, into one of the most culturally and historically significant celebrations of the calendar was a beautifully curious, fascinating and profoundly thought provoking experience.

Goats and sheep sacrifices, piles and piles of skins and furs to be taken to tanneries, kids burning animal heads on fires in the squares... A sharp culture shock, but a mind expanding trip none the less.

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to see how people with different cultural beliefs and ways of life but the same values live life.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good conversation // good vibes // transAtlantic friendships (the kind that traverse the seas)!

I can exchange knowledge, art, words, cook a meal, roll a spliff, help with gardening, walk your dogs (please let me walk your dogs!?!) drive you around, help your sister move house?

Perhaps I can share a lesson in yoga or meditation techniques, how to upcycle a piece of clothing you no longer wear with weaving or trinkets, how to make my Portuguese version of shakshuka!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Morocco, Netherlands, Palestine, Portugal, Qatar, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United Kingdom