Hello!

I'm a quasi-entrepreneurial Masters graduate from Melbourne, Australia. My two personality-defining interests are books and animals. My strongest expression of these so far has been to publish a book and to get a job with a tangential animal aspect. I did both these things in 2016.

I'm currently living in London.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Mostly I attend events and meetups in the cities I visit, or look for people who are going to things I want to go to. I also surf when I'm only going to be in a city for one night but still want to get into it as much as possible. Hanging out with a local, even if it's only for a few hours, is by far the best way I found to do this.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've surfed in Germany and been to events across the UK and Europe.

Interests

• animals
• arts
• architecture
• vegetarian
• gardening
• reading
• music
• cycling
• ecology
• ecotourism
• nature
• archaeology
• bike riding
• sewing
• larp
• nature conservation

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: David Bowie, William Basinski, the Decemberists, Moondog, Miike Snow, Pink Floyd, the Beatles, the Smiths as well as some pretty weird experimental-punk-wave-electronic-post-apocalyptic ambiance.
MOVIES: Pirates of the Caribbean, the Curse of the Black Pearl
BOOKS: Kurt Vonnegut, Walt Whitman, Robert Jordan, David Foster Wallace, Dianna Wynne Jones, Iva Ibbotson

I welcome recommendations with open arms, please and thank you.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I stayed up all night at Stonehenge with hundreds of other people and saw the sun rise between the stones on the morning of the summer solstice.

Teach, Learn, Share

Can teach:
Basic juggling
Changing a bike tyre
English
Opal facts
Basic sewing machine skills

Would like to learn:
Intermediate German

Will share:
Cooking and cleaning
Elbow grease
Tips if you're travelling to Australia or elsewhere in Europe

What I Can Share with Hosts

I aim for positive impacts only, in couch surfing and life in general. I'm not the best cook in the world but I have a few great vegetarian recipes up my sleeve and I can wash up with gusto.

I've picked up more than a few sweet travel tips since I left home that I'd be happy to share.

Currently I can talk at length about: books, publishing, bicycle tours and animals.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Germany, Hungary, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, England