CURRENT MISSION

To be a zen master

ABOUT ME

I grew up on a large wheat farm near Condobolin in country NSW, where I spent most of my childhood building cubby houses and catching yabbies in the dam with my three sisters. Travelling when I was young generally involved epic drives out in to the desert with the family. We'd travel thousands of kilometres in search of the perfect camping ground- nothing quite like sleeping under the stars in the complete silence of the desert.

I studied Psychology at the University of Wollongong in Australia, and finished at the end of 2008. Like many a young graduate I was overwhelmed by the big questions, like what to do with my life, so I decided to head off travelling for a while to give myself time to ponder.

I spent 18 months travelling and working in France and Senegal, and during that time discovered the joys of couch surfing. I'm now back in Australia. Thinking back to the incredible kindness bestowed on me while I was travelling, I'm pretty keen to help out a weary traveller here in oz as best I can.

PHILOSOPHY

I live for my friends and family, and if I can help out some other people along the way then that's great too.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love the couch surfing concept! It adds a whole new element of excitement to travelling, not to mention owning a couch!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Every experience so far has been wacky and wonderful.

Interests

Music, food (sharing it, eating it, cooking it, wandering about markets looking at it), swimming in the sea, soccer, dinner parties, reading, drawing, skiing, people

• dining
• cooking
• wine
• partying
• reading
• traveling
• drawing
• music
• camping
• surfing
• skiing
• soccer
• swimming
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Jeff Buckley, Modest mouse, The Shins, Grand National, Mumford and sons, The Jezabels, Florence + he Machine, Deep Forest, Iron & Wine, Boy & Bear, Gotye, Powderfinger, Santogold, Lykke Li, Bon Iver, Blitzen Trapper that kinda vibe tribe.

Movies: Cool hand Luke, Amelie, Stranger than fiction, Garden state, Good Will Hunting, Pride and Prejudice (epic BBC version),

Books: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini- I think the world would be a better place if everyone had read it.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My family and I were followed around by a film crew in China for a few days! Be warned, if you ask me about it, you had better have a few hours up your sleeve!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can introduce you to some great Australian music, and I'd love to hear some of your favourite stuff in return! I also love learning about food, wine, people's interests and the way they think and live.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, China, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, France, Morocco, New Zealand, Senegal, Switzerland, United States

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