I'm an Australian living & studying in France for a year with my daughter who is in her final year of school.
We love travelling, meeting people & learning new languages and of course eating local food.
We both speak a little French and a smattering of Italian & Spanish. We love nature & are trying to see the wild places in Europe.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love to meet the people from the places I visit.

Interests

Music, particularly singing, is my passion. I love everything from opera through to folk songs. I'm always happy to hear something new & to hear the local country's style such as Fado in Portugal or the women choirs of Bulgaria or the incredible choirs of the Pacific or South Africa.
Camping and swimming - at home I swim in the ocean regularly for exercise & in the rivers when I can. I've done one padi dive course with my daughter & I'm keen to go under again one day.
Bush walking or walking anywhere through the natural environment.
I love languages & wish I could learn them all!
I'm a passionate environmentalist who is all for the importance of preserving & respecting the ecosystem.
I'm an Australian so I love birds because we have so many. I miss them & their singing because they're always around in Australia so I'm very interested to know who the local birds are when I'm travelling.

• birds
• music
• swimming
• languages
• trees

Music, Movies, and Books

Miriam Makeba, Youssou N'Dour, Cesaria Evora, Susana Baca, Victoria De Los Angeles, Ella Fitzgerald, Lani Lane, Laura Marling, Lianne La Havas, Oumou Sangare....I could go on and on...
Choirs of the Pacific Islands, South Africa, Bulgaria

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Camping out in the centre of Australia in a swag with the southern hemisphere stars blazing in the night sky

Teach, Learn, Share

I teach choirs at home & I love music from all over the world so if you have a choir & want to learn a new song I'm the woman for you :)
I sing & play guitar
I cook a good Thai curry if I can get the right ingredients

What I Can Share with Hosts

Singing, music, cooking, english

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cook Islands, England, Fiji, Germany, Guinea, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Samoa, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, France, Japan, Thailand