CURRENT MISSION

To make a new life in Melbourne

ABOUT ME

I'm spontaneous and crazy. I've been known to just scoot off somewhere and not be heard from for months, it's great. I've travelled a bit and I think it has made me a better architect, not to mention a better person. I believe there is no such thing as "you must be crazy to do that" or "I wouldn't touch it if I were you."I'll roll with the cliches: I think I'm easy going, chilled and confident. But I'm also a bit of a softy at heart... I've once spent a week camping in a forest with a French poet, we drank rum, shared our views on life and really connected. That's the kind of connection I'm looking for in people I meet, sans rum (or copious amount of). I think I am fun to be around, I wear my heart on my sleeve, have a wicked sense of humour and can laugh at myself, on the flip side, I can discuss film, design and current events with easeMy profile is a bit weird, I've left bits from 2009 as a "time capsule", my grandad died when I was travelling and couch surfing and I miss him dearly. My current mission: I've just moved to Melbourne, it's all new and sparkly and exciting and I want to meet everyone! I want more fffrrriiieeeennndddsss

PHILOSOPHY

I want to make the most of my time and talent, so I'm always reading, learning new things and starting projects (and not necessarily finishing them). I am out there to treat people with all the kindness I can muster, and I don't care what I get in return. Work hard, play hard, travel the world and give everything a go.

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

After I've settled a bit I'm planning to show people the interesting architecture on offer in Melbourne. I have an ambition to start a little walking tour. Time capsule bit: After my travels I will be settling down in Hong Kong and making a couch available. Looking forward to showing people from around the world my favourite city and birthplace!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've met a Londoner named Mark in KL and he said he would be happy for me to stay at his place for a while if I ever travel to London. I've only really spoken to him a couple of times so I wasn't quite sure how serious he was but when I showed up in London he waited at the bus stop for me for THREE hours (there was a tube strike, I wasn't to know a trip to Victoria station will end up taking that long) and I ended up staying with him for 2 weeks and this wasn't even through CS!

Interessen

Architecture, art, travel, music, books, good food, good wine, intelligent conversation, culture, games, sci fi, movies.

• arts
• culture
• books
• architecture
• design
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• running
• walking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• camping
• surfing

Musik, Filme und Bücher

Movies: Bladerunner, Superbad, Castle of Calistro, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Ethenal Sunshine of the Spotless mind.
Music: Foo Fighters, TV on the radio, Sufjan Stevens, The Avalanches, Pink Floyd, Green Day, Ben Fold, Bon Iver.
Books: Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy (all 5), Hi Fidelity, The place of houses.

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

Travel related: running away from herds of bulls, driving to places I've read about when I was in architecture school, staying in a forest with a french poet was a life changer too.Non travel related: actually finishing my degree was a pretty big deal, 6 years of my best years, phew.

Lehren, lernen, teilen

I can teach you Chinese, I can also probably teach you a bit of chinese cooking too. I can point out pieces of architecture in your city that you probably don't know about. I have a mac so I can show you cool mac-ky type stuff.

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Australia

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