CURRENT MISSION

living as lightly and slowly as I can and experimenting with gift culture by living without money

ABOUT ME

friendly and enthusiastic.....gets along well and easily with people.... likes to learn new things ...keen....likes to discuss deeper things....very passionate about environmental issues and tackling climate change head on

PHILOSOPHY

there are many roads to the top of the mountain....I love to learn and share with others on a deeper level...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have couch surfed a couple of times now and it was great! I would like to host people but living in my friend's back shed so will have to make sure there's room in the house (unless you have a tent or happy to use our tent).

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Rome and Paris

Interests

alternative/low-impact ways of living....... deep discussions with like-minded people.....permaculture and retrosuburban living.....exploring new places....gardening/growing my own food....living in community.....alternative building.....working to help others/volunteering....and expect to have climate change worked into the conversation at some point.
https://jolowimpact.wordpress.com/about/
https://jolowimpact.wordpress.com/faq/
https://www.domain.com.au/news/no-holidays-or-hot-showers-everything-jo-nemeth-gave-up-to-live-without-money-20170710-gx7wka/
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lifematters/living-without-money/8708826
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-05/woman-spends-a-year-without-money-to-help-environment/7239864

• environment
• vegetarian
• gardening
• permaculture
• climate change
• freeganism
• growing food
• climate justice
• moneyless

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - all sorts...anything that sounds good and/or has a great message.
Fav movies - Amelie, Into the Wild, Testament of Youth, Intouchables, Bright Star, Mostly Martha, Lars, Poldark .....that kinda' stuff.
Books - mostly non-fiction, travel (bike and hitching type adventures), climate change, alternative living stuff.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

exchange student in Bangkok for one year when I was 16.....living without money.....having a baby/being a mother.....lots of WWOOFing in interesting places OS

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach people about herbs and nutrition.....growing stuff......rural Australia.....want to learn more about alternative building, living communally....love to learn other languages (have some experience with Thai, Mandarin and French)....keen to swap ideas with anyone who's interested in living lightly and slowly on this beautiful blue planet....

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am a good vegie gardener so am happy to help out with gardening while I'm visiting...also a good cook. AT the moment, because I have no money (on purpose) I cannot easily provide food when visiting hosts (sorry), so I like to help out in other ways if I can......expect me to do the dishes and sweep the floors at the very least.....

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Ireland, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand