My main passion is protecting and conserving the natural environment for its intrinsic values. In 2022 I finally fulfilled a dream a long time in the making to buy a property in Monbulk part of the Dandenong Ranges. I live on a 10 arce bushblock with Wallabies, Sugar Gliders, Wombats, Sugar Gliders and lots of indigenous plants and wildlife. My house is from the early 1900's and needs lots of renovation work. I currently live by myself. I live simply dumpster diving food weekly, without a TV.

I work part-time as an ecological consultant and in ecological restoration work. I've run my small business for the last 9 years. I've had some amazing opportunities to travel in the past including hitch-hiking from Melbourne to the Daintree Rainforest. Currently studying Environmental Science slowly and will eventually have a degree sometime but have put that on hold for now. My first involvement with couch-surfing was in 2011 when I was living in Launceston, Tasmania and we'd regularly host surfers through my then housemates profile. Then I decided the sensible thing to do was to create my own account.

I'm progressively setting up my place to be semi-sustainable and more efficient in time.

Arriving via Public Transport
Catch train to Belgrave Station, approximately 1 hour from Melbourne. From Belgrave at the bus terminal take the 663 (runs 7 days a week) to Monbulk township. I live 40 minute walk from Monbulk township.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To connect with people, share experiences, to be more open minded

Interests

Ecology-identifying and collecting plants in their natural habitat.
Psycho-geography-street art and urban exploration.
Free food- food from dumpster diving.
Art
Spoken word
Overnight hiking
Australian history
Individual perspectives and theories on things
General Knowledge

• dancing
• environment
• vegetarian
• walking
• politics
• traveling
• hiking
• ecology
• history
• hitchhiking
• urban exploration
• freedom
• plants
• hitch-hiking
• urbex
• freeganism
• hitchhike

Music, Movies, and Books

Triple R-102.7fm, mostly Pub/shed Rock, Punk, Hardcore Punk and Hip Hop.

Geelong Bands Vintage Crop, The Living Eyes, Gonzo, The Snakes, CIVIC

Hardcore Punk
Straightjacket Nation, Pisschrist, Enzyme, Minor Threat

Australian Hip Hop, Seth Sentry, The Herd, Combat Wombat, Hilltop Hoods

Frenzal Rhomb, C.O.F.F.I.N., Amyl and the Sniffers, Cosmic Psychos, Rage Against the Machine, The Chats, Sandy Dish, Mod Con, Nirvana, the Waifs, Midnight Oil, Gorillaz

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiking through the south west wilderness in Tasmania walking the west coast of Tasmania for 8 days.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am intrigued to listen to anybody with a view or opinion on something they are passionate about...

What I Can Share with Hosts

Let's go for a dumpster dive, ecological information