CURRENT MISSION

To see as many places and meet as many people and experience as many cultures as possible

ABOUT ME

I currently live in Western Australia but am moving to Egypt at the end of this year with my Egyptian husband. Before moving back home to Australia to start work as an English and French teacher last year, I lived in west and central Africa and worked for UNICEF. I completed a Masters degree in Peace in Tokyo in 2017, during which time I completed research in Egypt. That was where my love of Egypt began.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have had my CouchSurfing account for a long time, but it has laid dormant. When I was living in northern Ghana my housemate was a CS host, so our household hosted visitors, which was a lovely experience. My husband couchsurfed around Vietnam earlier this year and loved the experience, so he encouraged me to renew my account.

When we are settled in Cairo we plan to start hosting.

Interests

• reading
• hiking
• food
• yoga and meditation

Music, Movies, and Books

Books - too many to name:
The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Lucana by Barbara Kingsolver

Movies:
Anything by Jafar Panahi and Asghar Farhadi

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiking through the jungle of Papua New Guinea for 10 days

Teach, Learn, Share

I am learning Egyptian Arabic and continue to work on my French.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, China, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Central African Republic, Egypt, Ghana, Japan