Hi there! My name's Aidan, I'm a 23 year old university student from Australia. In June I leave for my big trip to Ireland, Spain, Germany, Greece, and Iran. In the past I've worked as a professional writer and videographer, a podcast producer and a newspaper editor.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm looking for people who might be generous enough to host me all across Europe and in Iran.

Interests

One thing you should know about me is that I *love* spending time in the kitchen. I'm pretty much obsessed with food and some of my favorites to cook up are fried chicken, beef ribs, burgers, cajun food and paella. About half of the time I spend while I'm travelling is eating.

I love working out, going to public art galleries, museums and lectures, and live music events. I'm also a comedian: in my spare time you can also find me doing sketch comedy, stand up comedy, and improv.

• writing
• documentaries
• cooking
• fast food
• music
• religion
• film
• improv comedy

Music, Movies, and Books

I'd say the genre I'm the most interested in is documentaries. I've made a few for the web and for the radio and it's a really rewarding experience. So I've seen heaps of feature length documentaries including heaps by Werner Herzog and Louis Theroux. I listen to funk, disco, hip hop, and electronic music.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I'm very proud of a short documentary I made last year when I was working full time as a video producer. It's about underground hip hop artists in Sydney.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd love to teach you to make Gumbo, a type of Cajun stew from Louisiana, and fried chicken. I'm very keen to learn from other food cultures so I can make more dishes when I come home, so look forward to me asking you a billion questions whenever you're in the kitchen!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm more than happy to cook for any number of people that might be around. I clean my place when I'm home so I'm more than happy to clean yours.

Countries I’ve Visited

Fiji, France, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Spain, Tonga, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia