I grew up in country Australia, then lived the last 10~ years in Canada (mostly in Montreal) — make the decision to move to Berlin in early 2020 and kinda just settling in here. despite growing up in Australia I sound like a Canadian - you can ask me about the accent in person.

I work as a journalist - I was recently a food and culture writer and editor, but started doing a wider range of freelance work lately. I'm a bit of an academic type, I think a lot about the world, politics, mass culture, society, all that kinda big picture stuff.

I'm pretty social - always happy to go grab meals, drinks, parties, do something new, and so on. good vibes only - I'm generally relaxed ("terminally chill"), but also super respectful towards people and their homes.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

to meet new people and have new experiences. I want to travel but staying in hostels and doing that backpacker thing isn't always so fulfilling. I'm surfed a bunch of couches in the US and Canada and now hoping to do it a bit more around Europe - I've only hosted a little because of roommate situations but hoping to do it more in the future.

Interests

definitely an arts-and-culture type: music, film, art, books, television and food are all up my alley. I have pretty broad tastes and interests - happy to go to an art gallery, but also a rave. into queer/lgbtq culture, I cycle a lot and am slowly learning some bike mechanics from going to workshops. I'm a pretty open book - ask me anything.

• arts
• culture
• writing
• books
• modern art
• cooking
• partying
• politics
• reading
• tv
• music
• piano
• cycling
• travel
• queer
• rave

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies - Mulholland Drive (and other Lynch), David Cronenberg (especially Videodrome). Some cult stuff like Valley of the Dolls.

Music - I listen pretty widely; can be anything from a fun italo disco mix to WAP to dream pop anad beyond. share a playlist with me?

Books - Play It As It Lays, Handmaid's Tale, Revolutionary Road, Lolita, Brave New World. i'm a sucker for a good dystopia but also mid-20th century Americana.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I got kinda tired of cold Montreal winters so I bailed for 3 months to go live in Austin, Mexico City, and Berlin for a bit — it doesn't sound that exciting when written here, but met so many interesting, fun people.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a really good cook (and used to be a food writer), so I'll probably cook you something or I can teach you a thing or two.

What I Can Share with Hosts

See the "teach, learn share" box (i.e. cooking) but also down to just share tips for music, movies, media, books, or just dumb memes.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, Germany