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Overview

  • 2 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English
  • 37, Female
  • Member since 2012
  • Software Developer and part time creative
  • University of Auckland, and currently studying at the Sch...
  • From Takaka, Golden Bay, New Zealand
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Enjoy life, make things, and have more campfires

ABOUT ME

I'm a friendly nature lover/creative type/total nerd. In love with music, nature, puzzle solving, and all kinds of storytelling. I enjoy the outdoors, live music, quoting Anchorman, making things, exploring, learning, bad puns, costume parties, meeting kindred spirits, and finding places that are a little bit magical.

I'm in the process of settling down after nearly a year travelling around Scotland and North America.

You can read about my most recent (documented) adventures on my blog: http://newdayyesterday.wordpress.com/

PHILOSOPHY

Trying to make as many good memories as I can before I go senile

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Any way I can :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've had some great experiences surfing in New England and would like to host travellers in the future when my living situation works for that :)

Interests

Music, hiking, rock climbing, guitar, piano, photography, reading, writing, coding, learning, trying new things, a glass of red wine in the evening, trains, video games, comics, B-movies, history, politics, philosophy

  • writing
  • photography
  • wine
  • red wine
  • partying
  • politics
  • comics
  • movies
  • video games
  • reading
  • traveling
  • blogging
  • coding
  • music
  • live music
  • guitar
  • piano
  • outdoor activities
  • hiking
  • surfing
  • rock climbing
  • history

Music, Movies, and Books

I love a wide variety of music. A few of my favorites are Queens of the Stone Age, Nine Inch Nails, Gogol Bordello, the Dropkick Murphys, Tool, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Nick Cave, Calexico, John Butler Trio, I could go on forever there...

A love reading fiction, non-fiction and graphic novels (I just love stories really). Neil Gaiman is one of my favorite authors. Also a big fan of Terry Pratchett, Juliet Marillier, Alex Garland and Hunter S. Thompson. Oh and I grew up with Lord of Rings as my bedtime story so I'm definitely a Tolkien fan (from way back before it was cool).

Movies, I have a soft spot for Tarantino, Miyazaki and most black comedies. I also love old-school fantasy like the Princess Bride.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Camped in the red dirt under a full moon and a far off lightning storm after driving with the top down through Monument Valley.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, Iceland, Italy, New Zealand, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand, United States

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