* I'm on holiday until mid June - no more requests til after then please *

I'm an emerging filmmaker from New Zealand. I grew up with her four siblings (two brothers and two sisters) in Banks Peninsula, Christchurch.

My home is now near the wild beaches of West Auckland.

When I'm not making or watching movies I usually: Write; travel; op shop; hang with my cat; contemplate making a start on my overdue taxes; garden! We have a tropical paradise of all the fruit and nut trees that we can squeeze onto the property!

PASSION: Experiencing other cultures and tasting and seeing things from another perspective. I have a 9-4pm job (I work part time) and so travel allows me escape from routine and the chance to connect with like-minded people.

PHILOSOPHY
"We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world. Speak or act with a pure mind, and Happiness will follow you, as your shadow, unshakable." - Buddha.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To offer a real local home to travellers from other cities and other countries.
Because I believe that opening your home to others should not just be a financial transaction.
And because I travel a lot myself, and I know how expensive it can be!!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've stayed in about 4 countries via Couch Surfing and have been so fortunate to meet so many kind people. My first couchsurfing I stayed with the loveliest girl in Madagascar, what a great welcome to a strange and wonderful country!

I also like to host, although please ask early, as often our spare room is full of visiting friends and family!

Interests

Good food and good friends
Travel,
Film and theatre,
Cocktails
Gardening
Music
Environmental-action

• dining
• gardening
• traveling
• music
• skydiving

Music, Movies, and Books

Films with heart, music with soul, books with pages...

Favourite films? I like unsettling films.
The Piano; Wake in Fright, Bridesmaids, Under the Skin, Cache, Melancholia, The Godfather, Gadjo Dilo, Talk to Her, Birth, and The Wizard of Oz.

Favourite book?
To Kill a Mocking Bird... Every sentence was a joy to read,

Favourite authors, painters, and photographers?
Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Gaughin, Boyd Webb, Nan Goldin, Klimt, Agatha Christie.

Music?
R.L Burnside. Flamma Flamma soundtrack. Rhianna. Gadjo Dilo soundtrack.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Making my first film was a life highlight

I've been to Guatemala 5 times, I adore it!

What I Can Share with Hosts

The kindness of opening our home. A warm fireplace. Tips of where to go.
A clean bed.
A quiet hammock to read or rest in our garden.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Madagascar, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, New Zealand, United States