Brooke Griffin, New Zealand/Australia

I am 31 years old and am currently living with my partner/fiancé in Western Australia where I am applying for Permanent Residency. I love traveling, being outdoors, relaxing especially with dogs or animals around me, and finding authentic connections with people from all different places and backgrounds. My interests and passions feel broad and sometimes random to me, but I choose to follow them in small and big ways, through part-time work, volunteering, or just engaging in my personal time. I have a Bachelor's Degree from Dominican University of California, in Women and Gender Studies with minors in Psychology & Leadership Studies. I am a Certified Massage Therapist and Health Educator and I hold certificates in Permaculture Design, The Science of Wellbeing, and Health Behavior Change.

I’ve worked on farms in New Zealand, volunteered with teenagers who attend an alternative high school in Gisborne, New Zealand. In Australia I have been working with young people in foster care group homes. My partner and I love fishing, camping and road trips in our campervan. As someone who has depended on the guidance and support of my friendships and especially my mentors, I believe that focused, engaging support that meets you where you are and works with your strengths at that very moment is the most influential catalyst for change. 

I have travelled to Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Iceland, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, England.

I was born and raised in the United States and have also lived in Morocco, Australia, and New Zealand. One fun fact about me is that the day I was born I was taken home from the hospital on a snowmobile to my family's home in Truckee, California.

My partner and I have committed to living a frugal and minimalist lifestyle and we have significantly reduced the purchase of new items and have focused on purchasing and trading of used clothes, cars, and material items. I value the shared economy profile and have participated in Burning Man for a number of years. My dream is to build a tiny home on a remote property and grow the majority of our own food.