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Overview

  • 13 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning Bengali, Bangla, French, Portuguese
  • 38, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • Humanitarian worker/Researcher
  • Background in social sciences/languages and public health...
  • From Grew up in NZ, have since lived in lots of different places!
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Continue making the best of everything that comes my way!

ABOUT ME

My attitude towards travel is the same as my attitude towards life - I love to learn, to meet interesting people, to be challenged by new ideas, to understand the history/politics/culture of the places I visit, and to regularly get out of my comfort zone.

I am interested in just about everything and love having a good old conversation. I have been both a couchsurfer and a host, and have found these experiences to be immensely enriching and rewarding. I look forward to having the opportunity again soon!

Interests

Science and the environment
Being outdoors - rockclimbing, hiking and bike riding
Politics
Travel
Social justice
Reading and writing (mainly non fiction, but also poetry and fiction)
Learning languages

  • wildlife
  • culture
  • writing
  • poetry
  • environment
  • politics
  • reading
  • traveling
  • outdoor activities
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • history
  • languages
  • science

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiking in the magnificent wilderness of Patagonia in Chile and Argentina - such amazing landscapes and wildlife

Visiting Mont St Michel in Normandy - real life Tolkien!

Attending a Maharajahs wedding on an island palace in the middle of a lake in Udaipur, India - with just half an hours notice!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mali, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Senegal, Singapore, Spain, Sudan, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Bangladesh, Chile, New Zealand, Paraguay, United Kingdom

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