CURRENT MISSION

planning my escape...

ABOUT ME

I love to travel, write, take photographs, paint, create, listen to music, read books, meet people and learn about everything.

PHILOSOPHY

Give everyone the time of day - you never know what you might learn.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I couch surfed in Berlin, Vienna, and Paris, and they were all amazing experiences.

Interests

I studied Political Science, in Melbourne and in Lyon France, and plan to go back to University for a Masters degree in the next year - still deciding where.

I worked as a writer in Advertising here in Melbourne for while, and went to the USA in Jan/Feb of this year.

• writing
• books
• traveling
• socializing
• painting
• music
• opera
• scuba diving
• snowboarding
• political science
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite books... Brave New World, Dracula, Lolita, 1984, On The Road, Doctor Zhivago, Anna Karenina, The Picture of Dorian Gray, American Psycho, Crime and Punishment, The Glass Bead Game

Favourite music.. mostly old stuff from the 60's to the 90s' like psychedelic, garage, prog rock, kraut rock, punk, post punk, new wave, grunge, etc - I'm always open to expanding my ears so i want to hear everything!

Favourite films... Une Femme est une Femme, A Bout de Souffle, Le Dernier Metro, Blow Up, 8 1/2, La Dolce Vita, Bad Boy Bubby, Pink Flamingos, Cry Baby, L'Apartement, Withnail and I, Brazil, Monty Python, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Christiane F, Howl's Moving Castle, Laputa, Spirited Away, A Clockwork Orange, Trainspotting,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Snowboarding Treblecone in New Zealand, Chamonix Mont Blanc in the French Alps and Nozawa Onsen in Japan.
Seeing Vivaldi's Four Seasons performed in a Venetian church.
Standing on the mast of a shipwreck in Fiji and learning how to Scuba dive.
Watching Spiritualized play in the Sydney Opera House.
Experiencing New York City for the first time!

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm very friendly and open, I love making new friends and sharing experiences and ideas with everyone I meet.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Czech Republic, Fiji, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands, British

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, France, United States