CURRENT MISSION

After settling back down in Brisbane after 17 months in South America, I want to continue meeting amazing people from all over the world!

ABOUT ME

Ermm, I hate these things so I asked a friend to write something about me...

I would say that Tania is an excellent person who is kind and caring, but won´t put up with any shit. She has a great personality with a good sense of humor and is very responsible. She loves the outdoors and doesn´t like to be lazy, which is great. Also she is a pretty great cook!

PHILOSOPHY

be friendly to people. treat animals with respect. appreciate natural beauty.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Surfed in Argentina & Colombia. Hosted 2 surfers in Brisbane so far...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed in 1 city in Argentina & 4 cities in Colombia, all very positive experiences!

Interests

- ANIMALS & NATURE.
Hiking in the mountains, driving through alien landscapes, spotting wildlife.

- SCIENCE.
Did a Bachelor of Science (Ecology) and currently working in environmental consultancy. I am passionate about environmental sustainability & caring for our planet.

- TRAVELLING.
Seeing inspiring places, meeing lovely people, being in an unfamiliar place and finding my way.

- FRIENDS.
Hanging with open-minded, non-judgmental, chilled-out, funny & caring people. Tea parties or picnics in a park or a beach with a cold beer / piña colada in hand.

- LIVE MUSIC & GUITAR.
Love love love festivals & shows. Play guitar badly but I´m trying. 4:20

• animals
• dogs
• wildlife
• books
• beauty
• festivals
• cooking
• beer
• walking
• partying
• traveling
• music
• live music
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• swimming
• ecology
• science
• tourism
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

i like comedies & dramas. I have a slight aversion to action movies, especially after spending 4 days on buses from Lima to Igauzu forced to watch James Bond & The Rock movies continuously.

books. i like non-fiction. My favourite books are ´The Forest People´ about the pygmies in Africa, ´Savages´ about the Huorani people of Ecuador, and ´The Life of Pi´.

i am a triple j listener (australians will know what this means). i like chill-out & reggae (Bonobo, Sigur Ros, Bob Marley, Gondwana), dance/dubstep stuff (Skrillex, Foster the People), rock & indie rock (The Strokes, Tame Impala), and some hardcore when i´m angry (Poison the Well, Parkway Drive).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

visited 9 states (4%)Create your own visited map of The World or Free ipad travel guide

1. Walking pumas and jaguars in the jungle. So not really just a moment, but I volunteered at Inti Wara Yassi, Ambue Ari animal refuge for 3 months last year in Bolivia. It´s hot, there are a million mosquitoes and there is no electricity, but some of my best memories of travelling in South America are from there. In the mornings I walked a jaguar named Katie (from whom I have a nice little momento on my knee). And in the afternoons, I walked 3 puma sisters, 1 of which I swam with in the river on a few occasions.

2. Seeing a school of 80 hammerhead sharks. I was completing my ´deep dive´ as part of my Advanced Open Water Dive Cert. in the Galapagos Islands. We descended to 20 m, I looked up and saw a school of hammerheads starting to pass overhead. We watched the silhouettes of about 80 of them pass over us, absolutely incredible!

3. Swimming with sea lions. I went around Australia with my family when I was seventeen. In South Australia, we found a guy that took us out to a sea lion colony and we swam with them. The water was freezing but I was transfixed by them, I stayed in for over an hour. They are so adorable, just like playful puppy dogs of the sea.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: English, Australian slang.
Learn: Practice spanish,learn about different countries.
Share: Music! I love finding out about new groups. And books. And stories. And photos!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia