These “about me’s” always feel so confronting, like they demand a vulnerability based on blind trust. I guess the first thing about me is in person I feel very comfortable being vulnerable, but find it incredibly difficult ‘online’.

But here goes

I have just tuned 30 and am giving myself a bit less than a year to be out and about in the world. For a longtime while my Mum was sick and after she died, moving about the world ‘freely’ felt incomprehensible.
After 3 years, it feels possible.

I feel hugely conflicted about travelling, what a ridiculous privilege it is and how negative the impact can be on people who are just trying to get by, in an incredibly unjust world. I feel like I am continually attempting to balance a critical/political approach, while also being open to having life changing human connection with people. And to experience the immense power of connecting with people, and a making a bigger community. Trying to pop my bubble and blow bigger ones.

I live in Naarm/Melbourne ‘Australia’ and have worked as a women’s information and support worker. I am also part of a 100% Volunteer run community education project. We facilitate respectful relationships, violence prevention, consent, community accountability (etc) workshops with people from 12years old and up.

I’m Currently in Central America, attempting to learn Spanish and as much as I can about the history of the area. Particularly interested in the ways that communities organise and resist.

All those things make me sound very serious, which in part is true, but as always there is more.

I’m not sure if I’m funny, but I always seem to be surrounded by laughter.??? I relish in the smallest and simplest joys of life, and sharing laughter with people has to be one of them. I am incredibly curious.
I can drink and party, but I don’t often. I love any meaningful conversation, weather it is about the big things or the ‘small’ things - like what actually is the difference between tea and soup?

Happy to answer any questions - I’m not sure what people want to know?

Happy to hang out and share meals or do my own thing, depending on where you are at.

I come fully self sufficient in terms of bedding.

Have couch surfed - but not on my own profile.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I don’t much like sightseeing, people intrigue me. Couch surfing is one of the best way to get to know people And a place.

Music, Movies, and Books

Anything by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Margaret Atwood, bell hooks, Ursula K. Le Guin, Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates, Hafiz - they are just what came to mind. There are to many - I love reading.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Trying to learn Spanish feels like one of the hardest things I have done, rewiring the circuits of my brain. That feels pretty amazing.
I guess we could chat about our lives and you could decide which parts you think are amazing.

Teach, Learn, Share

Ultimately an accumulation of my experiences of the world. - that makes me sound like a Dick head.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, England, France, Greece, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United Kingdom