hi, my name is Austin!I grew up in Victoria Austalia, in a family of 7, me being the second-oldest child. I'm easy going, i love meeting new and exciting people and love to have fun! I come from a small town in rural victoria, in the wine region of the Yarra Valley, where i work as a chef and live with my friends. I attended school from year 1 until year 10, at which point i left to begin an apprenticeship in cooking, lasting 3 years, which i completed earlier this year (2018). I find passion in life, adventuring with friends and strangers, creating art of flavours and textures and exploring the world meeting new faces and having new experiences. I play drums and percussion, a skill that has taken me to many exciting places around the world and given me the opportunity to teach others, meet so many great people and see so much, which i am truly thankful for. I look forward to the future and to whomever is reading this, i hope our paths cross. peace and love!!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

i recently completed my culinary training and i am having some time off to do a bit of relaxing, so i planned a trip to Amsterdam (obviously). i find the best thing about travelling is meeting new people, and what better way to do that than this! i'm on a bit of a budget so i'm not going to be staying in hotels or anything like that, and this website kind of makes both of those things possible at the same time

Interests

• cooking
• beer
• partying
• traveling
• music
• skateboarding
• food
• film
• drumming

Music, Movies, and Books

i love all kinds of music! my favourite movie would have to be stand by me. although i don't read as much now as i used to, i loved all the harry potter books as a kid and also a series called cherub (by a UK author, i forgot his name)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

in 2016 i went to hawaii, travelling with a group of musicians from the Little Yarra Steiner School and we went to different schools around the island running workshops, teaching young kids to play music. That was a really rewarding experience, and i would love to do more of that kind of thing in the future

What I Can Share with Hosts

i am good company and i can cook dinner!

Countries I’ve Visited

England, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia