CURRENT MISSION

to live something worth writing about.

ABOUT ME

I travel to feel unsettled in a place, and leave that very same place feeling at home. I travel to see, hear, smell, taste and do entirely new things. And I travel for what might become of it. You never know who you may meet, who you could help, and what opportunities may present themselves to you.

Love meeting new people. Im easy going and love a good laugh and an acoustic guitar.

PHILOSOPHY

I value family, honesty and reliability, and i believe that actions speak louder than words. I think grace is a very rare and beautiful thing to find in a person. And i believe that time has more value than money, so give that.

Smile at people.

That whole Baz Lurman "wear sunscreen" song.

# For attractive lips, Speak words of kindness.

# For lovely eyes, Seek out the good in people.

# For a slim figure, Share your food with the hungry.

# For beautiful hair, Let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.

# For poise, Walk with the knowledge you'll never walk alone.

# People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed and redeemed; Never throw out anybody.

# Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.

# You have two hands; one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would love to go back home to Australia and host some weary travellers! For now while I am travelling i guess i just participate by supporting the awesome mission of this community.

Interests

Writing, photography, radio docos, music, a new-found interest in trekking, reading, people, food, travel, blogs, old things; type writers, record players, gramophones, film cameras, polaroids, old books, psychology, climbing trees, fundraising, authentic journalism, spanish, Nat Geo

• writing
• books
• photography
• documentaries
• dining
• running
• reading
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• rock climbing
• journalism
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

BOOKS: Harry Potter, The Alchemist, Game of Thrones, Killing Pablo, The Casual Vacancy, The Hunger Games, Of Mice and Men, The Old Man and the Sea, Brave New World, Nineteen Eighty Four, House of Leaves, The Little Prince, Holy Cow!, The Five People You Meet in Heaven,

MOVIES: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, American Beauty, The Help, Bridesmaids, The Artist, Dead Man Walking, Old School, Wedding Crashers, Death at a Funeral, Into the Wild, The Notebook, The Hobbit, Matilda, Pans Labyrinth, Robin Hood -Men In Tights, Bridge to Terabithia, The Motorcycle Diaries,

SERIES: Modern Family, Lie to Me, Friends, The Mighty Boosh, CSI, Man vs Wild, Idiot Abroad

MUSIC: Bon Iver, Mutemath, Foals, Snow Patrol, Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zeros, Darwin Deez, Florence and the Machine, Bad Pony, Tokyo Police Club, The Beautiful Girls, Manchester Orchestra, Ball Park Music, Coldplay, Angus and Julia Stone, From Indian Lakes, Beyonce, Jack White, The Middle East, The XX, Goo Goo Dolls, The Used, Bob Marley, Cold War Kids, Death Cab for Cutie, Eminem, Blink 182, Regina Spektor,Missy Higgins, The Killers, Jimmy Eat World, The Fray,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seeing the sun set in the Sahara Desert .

Teach, Learn, Share

Bring a blanket on overnight busses.

Get into radio documentaries; they pass the time and you learn stuff! (check out Radio Lab and This American Life)

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Mexico, United Kingdom