I somehow managed to excape the office (sustainability programs project manager) for a whole year! So far I've been living the dream travelling through the Americas: Chile, Mexico (×4) US, Canada, Cuba and Guatemala.

Next up: Iceland, UK, cycle touring in Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany then who knows.

I grew up in the Blue Mountains, Australia, a beautiful national park west of Sydney. Growing up surrounded by such spectacular scenery and nature, I love being outdoors and most associated activities.

I love meeting people, hearing your stories, learning about your culture and sharing laughs.

You can see some snaps and my route so far here: https://www.polarsteps.com/SaskiaPeters/602375-trippin?s=feb089c2-5225-4cf1-8f63-09354d2708bd

Instagram: _shakkattack_

PHILOSOPHY

Try and embrace the doubt and nerves and take the plunge anyway. Go with the flow and don't sweat the small stuff (easier said than done!). If I've learnt anything so far in my travels it's that things have an amazing and totally unpredictable way of working themselves out...and if they don't at least you have a good story to tell!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love travelling - there is nothing more exciting than arriving in a completely foreign place and figuring things out, learning the language, trying the food and meeting locals!

I've been lucky enough in my travels to have visited friends in their homes and travel with them as locals and the experience is always so interesting, fun and unexpectedly unique. This is why I am really excited to finally start Couchsurfing and can't wait to host people when I get home.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I haven't hosted or surfed yet. I hosted Airbnb guests at my home in Sydney for a few months last year and it was a fantastic experience. I met lovely and interesting people from all walks of life that I never would have otherwise and hoping to do the same here.

Interests

• books
• photography
• environment
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• coffee
• reading
• traveling
• music
• live music
• piano
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• surfing
• skiing
• snowboarding
• mountains
• whiskey
• brunch
• spanish
• crafting
• drinking wine

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: The Book Thief, The Brain That Changes Itself, Harry Potter, The Alchemist, All The Light We Cannot See, Atonement, Neurotribes, LOTR, travel guides, Everyone Brave is Forgiven, In The Skin of a Lion, The Call of the Wild, The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo.

Movies: Little Miss Sunshine, anything my Wes Anderson, Lord of the Rings

Music: Eels, The Lumineers, Vampire Weekend, Milky Chance, Iggy Pop, The Cure, Johnny Cash, Sia, ODESZA, Macklemore, Everything Everything, Beethoven

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

On this trip: visited Bryce Canyon in Utah in winter - mind blowingly beautiful snow covered red rock formations!

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: I can teach you to knit and crochet or some basic piano if you have one

Share: stories, a meal and a huge collection of movies

Learn: Would love to speak Spanish with you.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking, stories, laughs and if you're lucky (or unlucky) I might even have some Vegemite to inflict on you! ;)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, England, France, Guatemala, Iceland, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada