CURRENT MISSION

Be Myself, Love Myself, Love Other's

ABOUT ME

Hello, my name is Ben, free spirit at heart. I am 22, originally from Sydney Australia, I finished graphic design and photography at university last year. Check out some of my work =D

http://shutterupimserious.tumblr.com/

I though now would be the perfect time from some traveling, time to see a bit more of the world and get inspired. Which i did for the best part of 2012, by the end of my travels i ended in in Brighton England working to travel again in the summer of 2013.
I am very laid back and easy to get along with, have a lot of life experiences to share, i have constantly been traveling my whole life and have been lucky enough to see almost all of Australia, but that's not enough anymore. I love getting out in nature, exploring the woods and finding secret locations, but also love the city life. i just cant decide, maybe something in between?

PHILOSOPHY

-Be the change you wish to see.

-Love yourself before you can love.

- Follow your intuition, Unearth your inner peace.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I discovered Couch surfing when i was already traveling, and fell in love right away, i couch surfed around europe for 8 months, and now that i have found myself a place to live for a while, i would like to re pay the favour and host some awesome surfers.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I Have only surfed, have not been able to host yet, met some really lovely people from all over the world, every experience is unique in its own way, one of my most recent experience was in norway, my host was so kind and lovely, and also had 2 french, and an English couch surfer staying, so together we all had a lot of fun, laying in the snow telling scary stories as we watched the northern lights dance in the sky above us.

Interests

-My passion is photography and really anything creative,
- Nature and exploring,
- friends and making new friends,
- Being around other open minded people.

- Love a good tv show
Game of thrones, Breaking Bad, True Blood, Family guy/ American Dad, How I met your Mother, Misfits, Skins, Scrubs,
- Epic movies,
- Cooking
- Coffee drinking/making
- Music
- bottle/fire twirling

• dogs
• design
• graphic design
• photography
• dancing
• cooking
• coffee
• partying
• drinking
• movies
• tv
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

love fantasy, comedy, action and drama movies =]

don't really read, wish i did more, but i like pictures and visuals to much.

my taste in music is so vast, i appreciate all different genres, depending on the day and my mood.

Ben Howard, Bonobo, Jinja safari, bob dylan, jimi hendrix, Beats antique, the wolfnotes, of monsters and men, Edward Sharpe and the magnetic zeros, Phoenix, Local Natives, future islands, younger brother, iron and wine, first aid kit, Two door cinema club, the Wombats, Yeasayer, Bloc Party, Vampire Weekend, Cloud Control, M83, Gotye, Boy and Bear,
Mumford & Sons, Angus and Julia Stone, SBTRKT, Ghost Poet, Trentemøller, Format B, Baths, Pendulum, Chase and status, anything anything anything anything where i can appreciate talent, the best thing about music is there is always new music to find, show me something new i haven't herd before =]

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Found myself in the woods, lost in an abandoned amusement park, and having to escape the guard dogs. also sleeping under the stars in the sahara desert was pretty incredible. And when i finally got to see the northern light, they are all very exciting stories in their own.

Teach, Learn, Share

i am pretty handy on the computer and with a camera, i have also been teaching myself to bottle twirl and fire twirl. I like knowing pointless party tricks,

I have been trying and failing to learn guitar, think your good enough to teach me a song? also i would like to learn spanish one day.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Malaysia, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United Kingdom