Hi!
I'm Mel from Australia.
After teaching Pilates for almost 10 years, and owning my own business, I decided to leave it all behind and travel more of this wonderful world.
I have just been travelling around Mexico, Cuba and Guatemala for 4 months, and am heading to Asia to travel for 6 weeks, before flying into Barcelona, Spain.
I lived with a Guatemalan family for 3 weeks in Antigua, and went to Spanish School for these 3 weeks.
i love experiencing different cultures, meeting the locals, learning the language. It takes me out of my comfort zone and challenges me. I learn so much about other people, and about myself.
Life is worth living. I intend to live life :)

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

I'm Couchsurfing because I've heard such great things about it.
I'm over the traditional 'backpacker' scene, and want to meet the locals and experience the culture. In hostels, you just meet other travellers, which I love, but it doesn't give me the true essence of a place.
I'm not travelling just to 'see the sights', I'm here to meet the people. Immerse myself in the everyday life (albeit for a short period of time). Find out how people live in their country, and what they enjoy about living there.
I will be doing volunteer work teaching English in Budapest and Warsaw, and teaching Pilates in Dublin.

兴趣

Reading
Eating -good food is one of the best things in life
Pilates
Travelling (of course!)
Learning Spanish

• culture
• perfumes
• dining
• cooking
• pilates
• drinking
• flying
• reading
• traveling
• volunteer work
• backpacking
• rock climbing
• business
• volunteering

音乐、电影和书籍

Hmm.. my favourite travel album that I love listening to is "Into the Wild"

Movies - About time, Intouchables, Samba, A beautiful life.
I love french movies - they are my favourite!

Books - The Alchemist, The Bronze Horseman, Tuesdays with Morrie... I love reading, both non-fiction and fiction. It's my way of escaping without going anywhere :)

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

One of the best things I have experienced is climbing Volcan Acatenango just outside of Antigua, Guatemala, and watched a volcano erupting over and over again!

教，学，和分享

I can teach pilates and English.

I enjoy learning spanish and how to cook

I enjoy sharing good food and drink with great company

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

My travel experiences, my love of food, interesting experiences and insights.

One of the things I love about meeting different people, are the interesting conversations we have, and how people all over the world can have such different lives, but have similar views and insights.

我游览过的国家

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Viet Nam

我居住过的国家

Australia, Scotland