Personal Life
In December 2011 Sursara was admitted to hospital after contracting both staphylococcus and severe tetanus disease while on a research assignment in Assam, Bengal, India. Sursara fell ill after cutting herself on the debris of a burnout roadside vehicle. Her condition left her mostly immobile for nine months. Sursara gained an approximate ten kilos in weight during recovery from staphylococcus and tetanus, and was subject to significant taunts and cyber bullying. In an October 2012 interview with Digital Journal, Sursara said she had been called "fat, ugly and worthless" and told to "check into a concentration camp."
When not travelling, Sursara resides on the Gold Coast, in Queensland, Australia. She became vegan at age fifteen when a co-volunteer at an animal shelter introduced her to "unsettling footage of cows at a factory farm". Sursara also identifies as a feminist and an atheist.
Sursara dated The Vines frontman Craig Nicholls from 2006 before splitting in 2008. She is in a relationship with dolphin activist Lincoln O'Barry (September 2011 – present).
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