I'm Kate. I grew up in beautiful New Zealand and I've been working there in Graphic Design for a few of years. I spent a couple of years working at Te Papa, our national museum as a designer, and loved it. Museums are full of the craziest stories. I'm leaving my work in New Zealand to travel for as long as I can to meet new people and learn about different cultures.

I love food and wine, and will be sampling as many tasty things as I possibly can from around the world. I like to balance the eating and drinking with a little running and hiking.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've travelled like a tourist before and it left me feeling unsatisfied. Hotels are soulless and tourist attractions loose their charm with a thousand other tourists around. I would come home exhausted and broke, feeling bad about the environmental impact I had. I'm not travelling like that anymore. I'm after a richer experience, where I travel slower, meet locals and see the world from their perspective for a moment.

Interests

• architecture
• design
• graphic design
• photography
• wine
• cheese
• coffee
• music
• hiking
• art history
• food
• craft beer
• museums
• art museums

Music, Movies, and Books

My favourite directors are Stanley Kubrick and Wes Anderson, I particularly love 2001 A Space Odyssey for the typography, and The Life Aquatic because who doesn't love Bill Murray.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Watched the sun set in the Atacama desert, Chile

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to cook, particularly vegetarian food

What I Can Share with Hosts

A good chat about design over a glass of wine

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Chile, England, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, New Zealand, United States