CURRENT MISSION

Spreading knowledge and love around the planet

ABOUT ME

I am a young American expat who has fallen in love with New Zealand: The people, the land, and especially the culture. I have been living in Auckland for two years now, and know it quite well. Luckily, I have been able to travel extensively around the country in the time I have been here;

Initially I only intended to stay a short time on my working holiday visa, that has turned into residency and a more permanent situation. My boyfriend, Will, is kiwi of Samoan descent and is also an anchor for me here in NZ :)

I've completed the first chapter of my world travels, and now that I'm pregnant, the second chapter will have to wait a little while :)

Thank you to all the friends who extended their homes and lives to us for a few days; we've learned so much about you and your culture!

PHILOSOPHY

In the past three years, I have changed so much personally & professionally. The biggest epiphany for me, was discovering my own power! Once you free yourself from the impossible task of pleasing other people ( parents, teachers, friends) and society, you can really begin to follow your most VISCERAL destined path in life. You know, that little voice before you get up and just before you fall to sleep...tugging at your heart-strings? The inherent purpose of this life (& lesson) calls you!

Stop, TRULY listen to yourself, and step into your dreams!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

After befriending a fellow traveler, I always make a point to mention the couchsurfing project and how it has changed my life, and our ability to travel. I've done this everywhere during my journey, from the Himalayan Mtns to downtown Paris! I helped many people sign up and check out the fantastic website CS offers; its actually the determining factor for my use of CS versus the other hospitality sites like GlobalFreeloaders and HospitalityClub.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It makes too much sense to unite like-minded travelers to bridge the seemingly, impossibly-expansive globe...It's NOT that hard :-) This has extended the length of trip I can take, while hooking us up with some great people. PINCH ME!

Interests

ADVENTURE & TRAVELING! Music, was in a band as the lead singer, and I play guitar ( washburn acoustic electric) I love to run, cycling/spinning, photograhy, kayaking, chameleons & red eyed tree frogs (how cute are they?), learning different languages, sketching, craps (unfortunately for my travel funds)snowboarding, surfing (when its not tooo big), snorkeling all alone and meeting new friends from around the world

• culture
• sketching
• dining
• running
• clothing
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• cycling
• kayaking
• surfing
• snorkeling
• snowboarding
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Slaugherhouse 5, Farewell to Arms, Dragons of Eden, The Secret Agent, morvern callar ( GO SEE THIS MOVIE) , american beauty, the big lebowski, clockwork orange, 16 candles, fiona apple, tori amos, franz ferdinand, raconteurs, killers, interpol, VAST, g love, incubus, garbage, tool, white stripes, old skool sublime, Gorillaz, Foo fighters, massive attack, radiohead, *sigh* the now massively-pedestrian Coldplay ( they weren't always so commercial) death cab for cutie, Pinback ( courtesy of my boyfriend's obscure band catalogue), Jesus Chrysler Supercar ( also courtesy of the same catalogue), perfect circle, Aphrodite, G Love, Led Zepplin, Pharcyde, The bad kissers ( we played a show with these guys and they RAWK \m/ \m/ ) check out their myspace profile..

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I helped a small village in Cambodia installing water pumps, donating clothing, food, uniforms and school supplies. It was the best experience of my life! I love you Phnom Kroam!!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Cambodia, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, New Zealand, United States

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