Hi there! I'm Natalia from Singapore, a tiny island nation in Southeast Asia. I'm hosting and soon-to-be travelling at the moment so I'm unable to host anyone else at the moment but am happy to give recommendations!

I've been an English and Maths teacher for middle-schoolers for the past 4 years. I also sketch and paint, and dance whenever I can. I'm pretty down to earth and chill, until I get really really excited about something.

Some side gigs I'm involved in: I write for an urban farm and copyedit for my alma mater's business school (getting a free business education!). One time, I tried being an Uber driver for two weeks just to see what it was like to be a driver instead of just a passenger.

Recently, I've also been exploring textile art and new age spirituality.I'm excited to be taking these interests further over the next few months.

This summer, I'm heading out into the world on a 1-year sabbatical to explore and see the beauty in everything around us!

Over the next six months, I will be heading to:

Hawaii
San Francisco
Osaka
Melbourne (maybe)
Seoul
Bali
Krabi
Bangkok
Turkey
Greece
Morocco

I haven't thought about where to go for the rest of the year but I hope to be inspired by others I meet on the road :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'd like to meet new friends on this platform, and of course, I need a place to crash some nights!
I've offered my couch to friends and friends-of-friends before and enjoyed the experience.

Interests

I would love to learn Japanese and go to South America. I prefer budget travel and getting to know real people and locals to splurging on resorts and stuff.

• cats
• cooking
• gardening
• music
• beaches
• art
• food
• nature
• spirituality
• dance
• shamanism
• crystals
• textiles

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm pretty open to any genre of music!

Kedi, What We Do in the Shadows, A Ghost Story, Happy Together, Fight Club

Right now I'm reading Being Mortal by Atul Gawande.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can help out in the garden and with cooking, and/or give you a tarot reading. I'm also happy to help mend clothes and little things with a needle and thread. I clean up after myself and will try to leave a place better than I found it :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, England, Faroe Islands, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Netherlands, Scotland, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Singapore, South Korea, United States