I live on the FIFTH floor with NO lift and NO WIFI!!

I did the solo slow-travel life for 5 years and loved it..hitchhiking, camping, volunteering, some odd jobs in hospitality or on the beach, making friends, learning languages, and writing along the way. Finally, I ended up here in Hong Kong in Jan 2025.

Of all the countries I could have moved to as a teacher, I chose Hong Kong because of its nature. So let's go hiking, swimming, camping, or all of the above! This summer I got really into open water swimming, and am now trying to do more long-distance hikes, and considering a triathlon.

If you like to play the board game "Settlers of Catan" and want to have a rooftop game night while you're here, definitely let me know in your message and we can set it up.

Message for SOLO MALE travelers: I do host solo guys, but if so, my boyfriend will stay in the flat with us for sure on the first night and likely more nights of your stay. I hope you are okay with this, but if not, then you can kindly request to stay with another host :) he is a Couchsurfer, too, with over 100 CS experiences.

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

To explore the world, and share my little corner of it with others (when I am in a stationary location).

Interessen

Outdoor sports - hiking, camping, climbing, and watersports like wakeboarding and kitesurfing
Reading
Playing board games
Trying new beers

• reading
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• snorkeling
• wakeboarding
• racquetball
• nature
• learning languages
• slackline
• kitesurfing

Musik, Filme und Bücher

Where to start with books?! I read everything from fantasy and sci-fi to romance and historical fiction to creative nonfiction. My Kindle/e-reader is one of the most essential items on any packing list of mine!

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

Lived in the Galápagos islands for 3 months while teaching English
Ran a marathon
Wrote *almost* a whole book :)

Lehren, lernen, teilen

Languages - I grew up in Brazil so we can do Portuguese, or Spanish from my traveling. And of course I'm more than happy to help practice English as well!

Since doing a 10-day Vipassana retreat in Bolivia, I have been interested in meditation and developing my mind, though this is definitely in the "learn" category, as I am still a rookie!

Was ich mit Gastgebern teilen kann

Not gonna lie, I am not the greatest cook in the world 😆 but I have a ton of stories to share and love trying new things. Sometimes when I've surfed I've gotten ideas to do things that turned out to be first-time experiences for my hosts in their own cities, which was always fun. For example, going for a midnight swim in the river that runs through Prague. Or climbing over a wall to start hiking early and be the first ones up to the Christ Statue in Rio de Janeiro. So if you host me and are up for anything, I guarantee we will have some adventures!

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Namibia, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Uruguay, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Brazil, Colombia, Hong Kong, United States