Kia ora, I'm Anna. I'm from Aotearoa New Zealand, although my father's from the United States and I was born in DC. I am currently finishing off my PhD in Public Health and looking forward to surfing some couches in Europe and Central Asia soon. My boyfriend Hemi and I will be riding motorcycles from London - Almaty this August/Sept. Needless to say, I love traveling, but I also love swing dancing, eating most kinds of food and drinking beers in the sun. Wanna know anything else? Just ask.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I surfed a few couches back in 2009 and loved it; meeting wonderful people is the greatest gift travel can offer and I've been gifted many times over!

Interests

Include, but aren't limited to:
talking, eating, sleeping, reading, watching films, aimless walking, cooking, drinking, laughing, breakin' hearts and kickin' ass.

• cooking
• chocolate
• walking
• drinking
• movies
• reading

Music, Movies, and Books

Just a few favourites: Steely Dan, De La Soul, Sade, A Tribe Called Quest, John Coltrane, Al Green, Prince, D'Angelo, Herbie Hancock, Jeru The Damaja, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, NAS, Pete Rock, Shuggie Otis, and Grace Jones :: Withnail and I, The Big Lebowski, The Princess Bride, Jackie Brown :: Ursula Le Guin, Jonathan Franzen & Annie Dillard.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A pop shove it in heels.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know the ultimate secrets to getting stains out, the easiest and best chocolate cake recipe, and how to roll in extreme winds.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Apart from offering all sorts of advice (laundry advice; baking advice; cooking advice; love-life advice; anxiety-disorder advice; organising-life advice; cocktail-making advice), I can also offer lovely meals and wine; many recommendations for music, films and academic papers in sociology and public health; a winning side for a quiz; a lot of useless knowledge only good for quizzes, plus; interesting conversation on most topics.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, New Zealand, United States

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