After 15 years of living in large urban centres here and there, I've recently moved back to my hometown and am currently a full-time Nursing student. Before moving back home, I worked as an English teacher in Taiwan for over 6 years and travelled extensively throughout Asia during that time. Caught the travel bug and since then, I try to travel every chance I get.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've done some couch surfing and hosting before, but did so on my sister's account. Now that I'm travelling solo again, thought I should probably create an account of my own...

Some of my best travel-related memories are of times I had personal and authentic interactions with locals. I don't want to see the world living out of hotel rooms and surrounded by tourists; I want a glimpse of a day in the life of (enter your name here:))

Interests

Travel (duh).
I am a certified Yoga teacher.
I went to school for fashion design. Though I haven't made a career of it, I still love making some of my clothes.
I also absolutely love to dance (Swing, Blues, Rockabilly, Salsa and more). I'm not a trained dancer, but I have been blessed with the ability to follow anyone who can (or at least attempts to) lead. ;)
Oh, and I love gardening and working on DIY and craft projects.

• design
• fashion
• diy
• dancing
• cooking
• yoga
• gardening
• clothing
• traveling
• blues
• surfing
• teaching
• nursing

Music, Movies, and Books

I love all sorts of music. Country, Swing, Blues, Funk...if I can dance or sing along, I dig it!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

It's hard to pinpoint one amazing thing. Been lucky. I've done some cool shit in my life. But if I had to choose, I'd say travelling in India for 3 months on my own was pretty epic. Let me tell you, as a solo female traveller in India, you learn a lot!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can show you how to cook a great meal that's tasty and healthy. I can help you sew a button back on your shirt. If your muscles need a good stretch, I can show you a few good yoga moves to loosen up. I'm also pretty good with hair. I've often been asked to cut and/or style my friends' hair. What can I say, I'm good at it. :)

I love to learn how to prepare local cuisine (and I love eating it even more!) And if anyone wants to teach me anything cool, I'm always happy to learn new skills!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I have a lot of stories about my crazy childhood. I'm one of 5 children and when we were kids, my 2 younger brothers were...shall we say, rowdy! It makes for entertaining stories now that we're all grown up. :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, China, France, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Taiwan