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Overview

  • 10 references 7 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Japanese
  • 29, Female
  • Member since 2013
  • English Teacher
  • Completed High School, Cert III in Children's services, T...
  • From Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Travel. Learn Japanese. Skydive in New Zealand. Go back to Europe. Have fun.

ABOUT ME

20 years old, studying online to become a primary school teacher, whilst working in a childcare to save enough money to move to London for as long as I possibly can (Visas suck). So far I've travelled Europe alone, lived and taught English in Japan for a year, travelled to Europe alone again, and added South Korea and Guam to my list of travelled countries.

I adore adventure, food, kids and people. By far my favourite part of travelling has been the ability to just be free and meet new people. I look forward to meeting you! :)

Harry Potter/Disney/Manga Nerd.

visited 17 states (7.55%)Create your own visited map of The World or Brazil travel guide for Android
Hopefully many more places to add to this map in the future :)

PHILOSOPHY

If you can do something today, don't put it off until tomorrow - because you may not be around to enjoy tomorrow.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have to say that so far my couch surfing experiences have taught me to trust people more often. Media and worried family would have you believe that everyone is out to get you, but that's really not true. I'm on couch surfing because my favorite part of travel is meeting new people - and unless you're up to all nights pub crawls (which I'm generally not), that's a lot easier to do when staying in someone's home as opposed to at a hostel.

Interests

Travel, singing, reading, camping, learning languages and other cultures.

  • singing
  • dining
  • pub crawls
  • reading
  • traveling
  • camping
  • surfing
  • skydiving
  • communications
  • teaching
  • languages
  • tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

All David Eddings books
Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare
Harry Potter
Lord of the Rings (movie)
The Hobbit (book and movies)
Disney
Manga. Like, almost all manga.
Love all music - as long as it isn't screamo.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Living and teaching in Japan for a year at age 19. I lived in a little hick town, but the people there were amazing. I'm homesick for Japan all the time!

What I Can Share with Hosts

My chatty and happy nature. Seriously, as long as you're willing to talk back, we can be friends in minutes!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, South Korea, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Japan

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