CURRENT MISSION

After spending far too many years studying, and trying to figure out how I should use my degree in the best way possible, I bought a one-way ticket to Canada in July of 2017 and have been working/travelling these parts ever since. (Yes, I'm another one of those invaders from a land down-under.. but at least I'm not Australian ;-) ).

Right now, I'm planning to spend the autumn and winter of 2018/2019 travelling through the United States and eastern Canada, and then working out where to go next!

ABOUT ME

Well, -big surprise since I'm on couchsurfing- I love to travel! Beautiful landscapes, old cities, museums.. all the different experience and flavours that this world has to offer. I like to laugh, and to be constantly seeking out new experiences.

Что привело меня на Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

When I had a place to share back in NZ I really enjoyed opening it up to fellow travellers; showing them my favourite parts of the city, cooking together, playing board games, swapping stories over a bottle of wine ;-). It's something I'm definitely going to keep doing once I have a place to call my own again.

Now I'm travelling, I try to always check CSing to see what's happening in the places I visit, as you always meet really interesting people. It's a really neat way of connecting people of all sorts of different backgrounds, bonded by a love of travel and community.

Интересы

I'm happiest when I am outdoors, whether that's walking 7-days in the wilderness, a 30 minute walk in a field, rock-climbing, canoeing, skiing. There are so many places in the world that take your breath away.

When I'm not out and about, I enjoy settling down with a book (in front of a blazing fire if possible), eating and socialising with friends- I'm a big board games fan- cooking, or going out to watch a band/musical/even opera sometimes!

• cooking
• politics
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• camping
• cricket
• history
• film
• climbing
• skinny dipping
• boardgames

Музыка, кино и книги

Bill Bryson is one of my favourite authors. I also enjoy Cadfael (a lesser known treasure for fans of crime fiction), the Aubrey-Maturin series, and yes, Game of Thrones.. Recently I have started reading John le Carre; right now it's The Night Manager (inspired by the excellent BBC adaptation, of course).

I also really enjoy non-fiction, of almost all varieties!

Too many movies to list here... generally I prefer movies that make me think, rather than block-buster action flicks, but sometimes those are good too. The best movie I have seen recently is the Shawshank Redemption (how had I not seen that earlier...).

Music: Arcade Fire, Naked and Famous (KIWI yay!), Villainy, Birds of Tokyo, The Beatles

Классная вещь, которую я сделал(-а)

Book a ticket to the other side of the world without a job to go to- that was pretty scary!

I am going to rephrase this as a bucket list, and hopefully I can tick some of these off sometime...

- dive with great whites
-see Everest
-walk the Inca Trail
-go on a safari
-visit Alaska
-visit Antarctica
-see the northern lights
-climb Kilamajaro

Учу, учусь, делюсь опытом и информацией

I enjoy learning about new cultures, would love to learn another language someday. I don't have many practical skills but will happily take people out to explore the wonderful outdoors :-).

Чем я могу поделиться с хостами

I'm pretty respectable in the kitchen so happy to cook a meal (together or as a way of saying thank you :-) ). Otherwise if you host me I can promise plenty of conversation on a wide-range of topics, bad jokes (sometimes so bad they become good), and company on any adventure you propose!

Где я побывал(-а)

Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Где я жил(-а)

Canada, New Zealand