I'm passionate about living an intentional life full of joy, connection, challenge and personal growth. I'm happiest in the outdoors and have worked for the past 14 years as a hiking and white water rafting guide, national park ranger and outdoor educator. I'm also passionate about architecture and design, particularly sustainable architecture and natural building, permaculture and holistic design.

I'm married to Nick and we have two children - Minnow who is 6 and Bruni who is 2.

We're fortunate to live in an incredibly beautiful and pristine part of the world but we're always keen to travel, make new connections and expand our horizons.

We also host travelers through Help X and you can find our profile here: http://www.helpx.net/host.asp?hostid=32771

From May 2017 our family will be cycle touring around Western Europe. We will be in the UK in June, cycling the Eurovelo 6 through France in July, in Finland, Sweden and Denmark in August, the Netherlands, Belgium and France in September, in Southern France, Andorra and Spain in October and flying home from Barcelona at the beginning of November. We're really excited to connect with people, particularly other families, along the way!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Travelling, for me, is all about making connections, challenging preconceived ideas and engaging with place. Couchsurfing is all about building connections to people and place

Interests

• architecture
• permaculture
• family
• children
• whitewater kayaking
• homeschooling
• natural building
• hiking,
• worldschooling

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Rafting the Franklin River in Tasmania - an amazing 10 day wild river adventure through the remote heart of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking, permaculture, building, and childcare skills and a willingness to joyfully contribute and engage

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Nepal, New Zealand, Scotland, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Ireland