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Overview

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  • Fluent in English; learning French, German
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Consultant Engineer
  • Bachelor of Electrical Engineering with Honours
  • From Ashburton, New Zealand
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Travel to London to find work, live the dream of overseas work experience

ABOUT ME

I thouroughly enjoy spending time in nature, whether it be hurtling down a path on a mountain bike or hiking to the highest point just to admire the world below and take in the view, i love it!

Other than the outdoors i enjoy spending time with friends and family, going to theatre or comedy shows, watching a movie, reading, listening to my favourite music and other normal things like that!

I have a thirst for knowledge and really enjoy the intricacies of timing events in life. In particular i seem to have an uncanny ability for arriving exactly at the time arranged or enjoying working out how long something takes or what time i expect to get to a place.

As an Engineer i thoroughly enjoy challenges and this motivates me to solve problems and delivery the best solution in my work...

PHILOSOPHY

Make the most of every opportunity that life gives you because you dont know where it will lead..

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Sadly not much at this stage, but am keen to get into it!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

As above for how i participate with CS!

Interests

Outdoors (mountain biking, hiking, beach in particular), travelling, adventures in foreign lands, meeting new people, spending time with friends, music, movies, books, life's wonders, fine food...

  • books
  • dining
  • working out
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • outdoor activities
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • engineering
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

FILMS - Foreign festival type, less mainstream movies.

MUSIC - Minuit, Weezer, Phoenix Foundation, Pluto, Kings of Convenience, Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, Elliot Smith...so much more!

BOOKS - Im reading 'The Bone People' by Keri Hulme at the moment. Other books i have enjoyed are 'The Bone People', 'Lord of the Rings', Lee Child Novels.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travelled to the highest railway station in Europe - Jungfraujoch in Switzerland and soaked up the snow, glaciers and villages to be seen as far as the eye can see...

Teach, Learn, Share

How to successfully estimate what time you will arrive at a destination given all the uncertainties of travel...

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand, United Kingdom

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