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Overview

  • 14 references 9 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish
  • 37, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Geothermal
  • UNSW, Sydney
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION
Growing geothermal energy globally and exploring the world when I can.

ABOUT ME
I'm a friendly outgoing, Australian who can easily be convinced to try anything once. I spend most of my time-off-work visiting new places. I enjoy meeting local people, eating local food and making genuine and deep connections with new people.

PHILOSOPHY
Positive things happen to positive people

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I have couchsurfed probably about 20 times. And met up with other couchsurfers more than that. Love it.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I can say I've never had a bad experience couchsurfing. Of course you get on better with some people more than others. That is the adventure of couch surfing for me...

Interests

Outdoor Activities: Photography, surfing, diving, language, camping, hiking, surfing, read, trail running, cycling, good chat,

  • photography
  • dancing
  • beer
  • traveling
  • dumpster diving
  • hiking
  • camping
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • skiing
  • solo travel
  • adventure travel
  • travel
  • wild camping
  • mountain hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Just finished a book on stoicism. Pretty serious, might try something light-hearted next.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Danced Salsa in Colombia
Lived in KSA
Overland Trip from Cairo to Cape Town
Cultural tour of Afghanistan
An unsuccessful attempt of climbing Swedens highest mountain,
Met the sultan of Brunei
Got trapped inside a pub
Dumpster Diving
Hitchhiking
Hike Mt Meru - 5th Highest Mountain in Africa
Stayed with a white farmer in Zimbabwe
Ski Tour Iraqi Kurdistan
Dive the blue hole in Belize
Hiked near Kunnanurra in Western Australia
Climbed an active volcano
Worked on a boat in the middle of the ocean for weeks at a time
Rode a mountain bike through the Chichamocha Canyon (Colombia)
Surfing Imsouane in Morocco

Teach, Learn, Share

English lessons (now I'm actually qualified!!) , Australian slang, Australia in general, maths, engineering, science, Spanish, geothermal energy

What I Can Share with Hosts

Knowledge of Australia, travel stories, travel planning, language, photography, good conversation

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Colombia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, United States

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