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Overview

  • 8 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • Computer IT
  • Computers and IT / Audio Engineering
  • From Melbourne, Australia
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Travel, adventure, make new friends, network.

ABOUT ME

I'm a young, professional, easy going, no dramas, down to earth and happy guy. Highly self motivated, with a passion for music, creativity and life.

I can cook and I'm very good at cleaning.

PHILOSOPHY

"Never underestimate the power to change your own thoughts, never over estimate the power to change others"

"My life on this planet may be limited, but what I do with my life is not"

"Happiness comes through the progressive realisation of a worthy object. When you are doing what you truly love to do you are bound to find deep happiness"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first initial couch surfing experiences have been when attending dinners, lunches and social catchups when my mum was a couch surfing ambassador.

I found it really interesting hearing different stories and experiences from people on all walks of life.

Since then I have started my own travels and now had the pleasure of meeting a bunch of couchsurfers for coffees, day trips, activities and what not in Canada and had a few couchsurfers stay with my recently in New York while I was living there.

I am keen to keep making great friends through couch surfing. I love the real genuine community vibe! :)

Interests

My passions in life are music (listening/watching, performing, composing) and computer IT gadgetry and being creative.

I love the outdoors such as bush walks, hiking, canoeing, kayaking, bike riding. As well as activities like meditation, yoga, basketball, tennis, soccer/football.

Also I very much enjoy stimulating conversations about life and adventure stories.

  • cooking
  • yoga
  • meditation
  • boating
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • outdoor activities
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • canoeing
  • kayaking
  • surfing
  • basketball
  • soccer
  • tennis
  • lakes

Music, Movies, and Books

I love most types of music such as, jazz, classical, rock, metal, rhythm and blues, dance music, electronic, ambient/soundtrack, world. Such artists/composers as, Miles Davis, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Claude Debussy, Shakti, to Solar Fields, Sigur Ros, Mogwai, Tool and Led Zeppelin.

I love movies and books too but to be honest don't read/watch enough fiction. Such movies I gravitate to are ones that push the imagination, are fun, exciting, adventurous.

Most of my time spent reading is on subjects like philosophy, psychology, and technical education books, I LOVE to learn.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Living in New York for the spring of 2015, was amazing meeting so many different people with different stories and experiencing the New York City life.

Road tripping in June 2014 from Banff AB to Jasper AB in Canada along the Icefield Pkwy, breath taking views, quite literally!

New Zealand in April 2013 to the south island. Doing walks, relaxing / reading by still lakes, adventuring by canyoning down waterfalls, jumping out planes, off ledges, jet boating, sea kayaking, etc, wow what a trip! (check out some of my photos)

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a very big advocate of learning and teaching. Continually being a student myself, learning passionately, if appropriate i'm always up to share my information / experiences I have obtained over the years.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Denmark, England, France, Netherlands, New Zealand, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, England, United States

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