CURRENT MISSION

Prolonging adolescence beyond all imaginable bounds.

ABOUT ME

I'm Ben and this is E (Emma).

We're both outgoing and relaxed people who enjoy meeting people from all over the place.

We have both travelled before

PHILOSOPHY

Prolonging adolescence beyond all reasonable bounds

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted surfers and tried to show as many people as I can my home city of Auckland.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We always end up surfing with people we meet through friends.

Interests

A broad range of music, movies, gigs, theatre, books, travelling.
Diving.
New experiences.
Football (soccer/futbol)
Rugby - it's mandatory for anyone from NZ

• books
• wine
• beer
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• surfing
• scuba diving
• soccer
• rugby
• tours
• craft beer

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite Movies/Directors:
Garden State, Tarantino, Guy Ritchie, Amelie, In Brugge, Monty Python, Godfather, Scarface, Slumdog Millionaire, Coffee & Cigarettes, Let The Right One In, Double Indemnity, hundreds more and everything in between.. and yes I've seen Lord of the bloddy Rings!

Favourite Music:
Raconteurs, The Dead Weather, Architecture in Helsinki, White Stripes, Shihad, Shins, Modest Mouse, Micachu & the Shapes, Rancid, Dr Dre, Iggy Pop, At The Drive In, The Streets, Fat Freddy's Drop, Ray Charles, Chuck Berry, Edif Piaf and everything in between...

Books:
Men Who Stare at Goats, High Fidelity, Short History of Tractors in the Ukraine, Girl With The Dragon Tattoo...

This is going on far to long, you get the idea...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-We've both traveled extensively. Everything we've seen so far has been incredible in its own way.
-Ben went to Burning Man in the Nevada desert which was an amazing experience.
-We've traveled on $20 a day and $400 a day and had more fun with less.

Teach, Learn, Share

The biggest thing I have found is to talk to as many local people along the way as you can and do things overland. Don't take tours and spend your money on tourist buses but find out from locals how they get around. It is these journeys that make up most of my stories and experiences....
...oh and go to India but get travel insurance!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Travel stories and experiences over a glass of wine or beer.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, England, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Peru, Portugal, Samoa, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, New Zealand, Peru

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