I recently completed a 5 year business degree. After spending 2 years of my degree gaining work experience at corporate offices I realized the 9-5 office lifestyle wasn't for me. During the final year of my degree I spent a few months living and studying in Krakow Poland and knew after I graduated I needed to do more travelling and have some more experiences before returning to the "working world". Now I'm headed to New Zealand to work/travel for a year and to hopefully figure out what's next!

Overall I'm a really open-minded, easy going person. I love listening to other people's stories and experiences.

Feel free to check out my instagram @marissablum for some more photos

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Although I haven't Couchsurfed before I've heard it's a great way to experience a new country and meet new people!

Interests

• coffee
• reading
• traveling
• hiking
• biking
• learning new things

Music, Movies, and Books

I love reading nonfiction books, favourites include; Alone Against the North, A New Earth, I Shall Not Hate, Tiny Beautiful Things, Into The Wild

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Camping in the Sahara Desert

Countries I’ve Visited

Cuba, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Jamaica, Latvia, Lithuania, Morocco, Poland, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Poland