We're a German-Australian family, living on Kabi Kabi country in the Sunshine Coast, South East Queensland, Australia. Hi :) We live in a rustic little cottage in the forest in the hills behind Noosa where weโve been based for a decade+. Couchsurfing is important to us a a way to keep in-real-life human sharing and heart-felt hospitality alive and well in the world - bridging cultures, geographies and worldviews. Erin was raised in Brisbane/Australia. Marcel was born and raised in Wuppertal/Germany. Hazel, our little boy, was born in Oct-23. This profile has been Erin's since 2008 when she first started Couchsurfing. Most of the references are just for her in for many happy travels staying on couches around the world. Marcel has Couchsurfed independently and has had his own profile with happy references too. โ ๏ธ NOTE โ ๏ธ YOU MUST HAVE YOUR OWN VEHICLE to access our home. And you need to tell us this in your Couch Request ๐๐ฝ
Currently in Oz I quit my job & currently i do solo traveling. I am a kind slow moving traveler. Iโd love to talk with new people to share culture & life value. I could be good listener if itโs needed ๐๐ I believe positive person will attracted to positive people , so i am trying to have positive attitude in any condition. People call me a woman who never runs out of energy. With positive mindset and an endless well of energy, I'm always ready to take on the next adventure, inspire others, and make things happen. I believe that staying active, motivated, and connected to what truly matters is the key to living life to the fullest ๐๐ While traveling, i prefer to discover small places with strong local culture & beautifull nature. I like to do bike riding, hiking, walking, climbing. If we have same interest & wanna do these together, you can dm me, but please make sure you are not afraid of fall down while riding or hiking. Since i am backpacker my budget only fit for street food, so if you like go to expensive restaurant please donโt text me, i am pretty sure we wonโt get along๐ I uploaded some pictures in each album based on Country i visited, anyway those pictures are original without editing, if you interest to visit those places & need advise to travel there, donโt hesitate to contact me, i will help as much as i can ๐
"A man needs to travel. By his own means, not by stories, images, books or TV. By his own, with his eyes and feet, to understand what he is. To some day plant his own trees and give them some value. To know the cold to enjoy the heat. To feel the distance and lack of shelter to be well under his own ceiling. A man needs to travel to places he doesn't know to break this arrogance that makes us see the world as we imagine it, and not simply as it is or may be. That makes us teachers and doctors of what we have never seen, when we should just be learners, and simply go see it." - Amyr Klin Brazilian girl who is always planning the next destination. One of the things I most love to do is to travel and meet people. To be able to share experiences, to know different cultures and learn from each other. I discovered the passion for traveling in 2014 and since then,I've been backpacking every year by myself, using couchsurfing to meet people.
Iโm 38, living in Noosa and have a spare room. Iโd like to share it with likeminded people. I have a gym at home and love surfing. I like cooking good food and wine :)
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Long time Sunshine Coast resident living in an ocean view pad a stone throws away from the beach and the sea side town of Coolum. I Love the outdoors including surfing and hiking. Enjoy a wine or a coffee on the balcony with sweeping northerly views. Very social.
UPDATE 2024: [ENG] Hello there I'm going to Australia for the first time with a Working Holiday Visa. FIRST STOP Brisbane HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS. Need friends. ๐ฆโค๏ธ About me: Every day I choose myself aiming being happy, always cheerful and ready for new adventures. I like to feel free and share time with others. I enjoy meeting people, cultures, customs, ideas, thoughts, stories, arts, magic, the precise moment, this time, our time, our present. I am an Artist: Juggler, actor, performer, also a carpenter. Multi Job/Tasking :) I always keep researching myself, learning everyday, acquiring new tools. I am fascinated by the exchange of knowledge with those who wish to do so. I also like: cooking, dancing, acting, juggling, mate, writing, painting, always walking with my toys :) [SPA] Todos los dรญas me elijo feliz, siempre alegre y listo para nuevas aventuras. Vivo en un espacio temporal que me gusta llamar: presente continuo modificable. me gusta sentirme libre y compartir tiempo con otras personas. Disfruto conocer gente, culturas, costumbres, ideas, pensamientos, historias, anรฉcdotas, arte. regalar mi arte, la magia, este preciso momento, este tiempo. Soy Artista: Malabarista, actor, interprete, hoy carpintero. Multi todo. siempre me mantengo investigando, adquiriendo nuevas herramientas me fascinan los intercambios de conocimientos con quienes asรญ lo deseen. Tambiรฉn me gusta: cocinar, bailar, actuar, malabarear, hacer equilibrios, jugar, cebar mate, escribir, pintar, siempre andando con mis juguetes :)
CURRENT MISSION Live something new go somewhere new ABOUT ME Living on the Sunshine Coast and very thankful to be here, for me it's paradise. Like to hit the water most weekends and enjoy good food, company etc. I have a small business, so life is very busy. Hoping to travel some more as have not been out and about for a while. PHILOSOPHY Whatever you put in/give you get back and try never to waste opportunity's
ABOUT ME Personable guy, well travelled, Loves living on the beach and hosting visitors. LGBTIQ+ welcome
CURRENT MISSION enjoy the life ABOUT ME I am a 35 years girl originally from Como, Italy. I am very cheerful, I like to see everything with positivity and color, I love to laugh, meet people and have fun! PHILOSOPHY "when you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you, when you're laughing, the sun comes shining through" b.freeman "malinconica con l'ambizione di essere una persona felice" "enjoy yourself, it's later than you think" l.prima
Im not here for dating Currently living in praia do luz /burgau can host one person shortterm Hi lovlies, my name is Anna and I have worked & travelled for 12 years mainly in Australia . I gave up my life and everything I had and started my journey, 3 years im living in Portugal and now live in between.,I have seen whole Australia and lived in New Zealand as well. I returned to Australia many times and currently im planning a 2 month Bali get away for yoga snd surf. Im interested in Yoga, Meditation, Sports, Art, Photography, healthy nutrition and toxin free lifestyle. , Music, Nature, Hiking,Gardening, Painting, Art and a lot more. I am a very honest and open person and like deep conversations. Im also into Psychology a lot and love to speak open about life. Couchsurfing helped me a lot the last years, and im so grateful for everyone I met on my path and that I have started this experience. I have good stories to tell about wonderful people and places and tips and tricks to travel on a low Budget. Im happy to cook together and share some meals! Honesty in my home is absolutely necessary to any time and I am very aware of the environment, so I am trying to save water and I love to grow herbs and veggies! If I have no other plans we can hang out together! There is a couch i can supply for a night mainly weekends. No drugs or drunk people i live a conscious toxin free lifestyle, meditate daily. If you stay at my place the rule is no drugs, no drinking, no cigarettes, no meat. I like to surround myself with healthy authentic reflected people
RIP the true originsl Couchsurfing Platform. Dislike this Dumb A** update. Getting cold...brrr. Last week of Summer was March, some warm days are still here!!!! Awesome nudist, beach or surf but always sarong days still. 'Resort' older style unit, on the edge of Maroochydore, on the edge of Diddillibah, on the Maroochy River, and on the edge of the Hinterland, 1/2 way between Caloundra and Noosa. Quiet, natural, with a lake, public transport out front, and old fashioned charm and polite kindness to fellow travelers. Long term resident, with a big fridge, big 'International' pantry for mostly natural foods/cooking, and a bigger heart. I am just an average guy....mmmm, no, I am not. A lil' old fashioned in some ways, still a gentleman, Environmental Warrior and can be stubborn. Quite unique and different even, living in my dreams until I can visit/live back in Asia. CURRENT MISSION. To wake up each morning and renovating before heading back to Asia......maybe teach again/volunteer in Orphanages and or retire there with an all over tan. Would luv to find a little ole' Thai/Viet/Chinese etc village or place to give my all too. Luv a good all over tan(not there atm), so naturally love summer and the hot, but dread the cold and winter. So....now about you guys. PLEASE NOTE***** Last minute request specialist...I am a sucker for a sob story, I will help a dying tree if I can...BUT please...... A 5-10 word Request will get answered with NO, Maybe and or 20 Questions...like what should have been in your original Request. Again, this is not a hotel, and I am not a charity blindly taking travelers that may pose a risk re empty profile etc. Include everyone's details if a couple or more - "Me and my friend" is an automatic NO + 20 questions. All in your party should have a Profile Link attached to Request (CS Rules). Refusal will most likely offend. Please build your profile. You know who I am...but I NEED to know who you are as well. Small house fire recently...,...there are still some black walls and ceiling areas during clean up and renovations, so expect clutter. After dramas with non genuine travelers, no shows and poor communications over last year, resulting in other travelers being let down, please have your stuff sorted... 24Hr Internet and battery for your Request and replies. Stay connected, check your messages often and reply promptly - others may need the same dates too - please and thank you so much. Read this at least once before you host or surf. https://francistapon.com/Travels/Advice/how-to-be-a-good-couchsurfing-guest-and-host Nature and environmentally very conscious, with a penchant for a happy world with some wild fun with peaceful times too, but without the need for *** banging doors, *** swearing/offensive language, *** boozing life away, or *** rude obnoxious behaviours - I play nice. Seriously, a door handle is very easy to learn. The use of Common Sense plays in my mind continuously...my stress - is the lack thereof. To save water and satisfy my OCD on Water Wasting please let me wash dishes, yes, I INSIST......NO EXCEPTIONS....OK!!! You can help, dry and put away, enjoy...Thank you. Please understand, I will offer you the world as I can, but I am not the cleaning slave. Use basin cloths to wipe dry, straighten floor mats, toilet lid goes DOWN, refill the toilet roll, recycle everything as described, mulch or bin everything else and as always ASK if unsure. I am much better giving and doing for you than receiving, so please be understanding of my discomfort. PHILOSOPHY I live a naturist/nudist lifestyle WHEN ON MY OWN, so everyone, naturists or textile are ALL welcome. You, as my guest, if NOT a nudist, you have my respect; THE CHOICE of and level of clothing WE ALL WEAR. This is a safe respectable home, if you have not tried Naturism/Nudism or Skinny Dipping(I have a safe just us location), this could be your life changing lucky opportunity. Genuine Nudist do not demand nor do we judge. Besides, when cool to cold, I rug up like most folk do. This home is also LBGTIQ+ friendly, any Nationality, Religion, Colour, Creed etc.... Everyone is welcome and safe. The home is mid a major Spring Clean, please ignore the junk and sorting.
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