CURRENT MISSION

Live life to the full!

ABOUT ME

2014 One day I will fill this out properly :)

Here is a quick summary:
I live for travelling, adventure, enthusiasm, exploring, learning, quirkiness, curiosity, growing as a person, design/ art/ architecture/ doodling/ photography. I enjoy the great outdoors (skiing, tramping, biking, kitesurfing- beginner!). And making the most of life with friends, family and fellow travellers. I had a an accident when I was younger which has helped mould me into the person I am today as well as appreciate life and living it to the full. We only live life once and because of this I choose to make the most of it and appreciate it for what it is. Live love grow :)

PHILOSOPHY

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” – Steve Jobs

"That is why we need to travel. If we don’t offer ourselves to the unknown, our senses dull. Our world becomes small and we lose our sense of wonder. Our eyes don’t lift to the horizon; our ears don’t hear the sounds around us. The edge is off our experience, and we pass our days in a routine that is both comfortable and limiting. We wake up one day and find that we have lost our dreams in order to protect our days.

Don’t let yourself become one of these people. The fear of the unknown and the lure of the comfortable will conspire to keep you from taking the chances the traveller has to take. But if you take them, you will never regret your choice. To be sure, there will be moments of doubt when you stand alone on an empty road in an icy rain, or when you are ill with fever in a rented bed. But as the pains of the moment will come, so too they will fall away. In the end, you will be so much richer, so much stronger, so much clearer, so much happier, and so much better a person that all the risk and hardship will seem like nothing compared to the knowledge and wisdom you have gained.”
- Kent Nerburn

“This is your life. Do what you want and do it often. 
If you don't like something, change it. 
If you don't like your job, quit.
If you don't have enough time, stop watching TV.
If you are looking for the love of your life, stop; they will be waiting for you when you start doing things you love.
Stop over-analysing, life is simple.
All emotions are beautiful.
When you eat, appreciate every last bite.
Life is simple.
Open your heart, mind and arms to new things and people, we are united in our differences.
Ask the next person you see what their passion is and share your inspiring dream with them.
Travel often; getting lost will help you find yourself.
Some opportunities only come once, seize them.
Life is about the people you meet and the things you create with them, so go out and start creating.
Life is short, live your dream and wear your passion."
― Holstee Manifesto

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm a beginner couch surfer but not a couch potato :) I have been a member of couchsurf for a while but have been busy working hard, travelling and living an adventurous life the past couple of years as well as being a host while living in Wanaka, NZ. So sorry about the not very detailed profile :) I'll work on it at some stage

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosting but no surfing... yet

Interests

The photos give away a few clues :)

• arts
• architecture
• design
• photography
• tv
• traveling
• eating out
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• surfing
• skiing

Music, Movies, and Books

I live for music!!! Almost anything and anything, new and old- on my playlist at the moment are the likes of Lykki Li, Massive Attack, Blur, The Cure, Pink Floyd, Alt J, Pearl Jam, Florence and the Machine, Daughter, The Jezabels, The Lumineers, Flume, Moby, RATM, RHCP, Black Keys, Radiohead, Little Dragon, Oasis, Black Sabbath, The Pixies, Yeah Yeah Yeah, Tom Petty, The XX, LCD Soundsystem.... I also very much enjoy hearing the local music of where I am at that present moment.

Books- Shantaram by George Roberts is one of my favourite books, currently reading and enjoying "Daughter of Persia" A Woman's Journey from Her Father's Harem through the Islamic Revolution, by Sattareh Farman Farmaian.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Macedonia, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States