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Overview

  • 10 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Italian, Romanian
  • 71, Male
  • Member since 2006
  • Ex-Primary School Principal & now doing Casual Teachi...
  • Have a degree and a diploma, but always still learning (a...
  • From Camden Haven, New South Wales, Australia
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Explore the world and myself through travelling & understanding others

ABOUT ME

Goodness I think I've rambled on enough about me below!

PHILOSOPHY

Always keep learning, about the world and yourself. Seek balance & peace.

Interests

Would you believe travelling? lol! Espcially where there's great history, art, food, coffee and wine (esp red)and of course interesting people to chat with. Surfing & snow skiing.

  • arts
  • dining
  • wine
  • coffee
  • traveling
  • surfing
  • skiing
  • history

Music, Movies, and Books

Eclectic mix. Music from classics like the Beatles, Beach Boys, Eagles to Mozart, Andrea Bocelli (con te partiro touches my heart) and Matchbox 20, Rob Thomas too many to mention.
Love books, never get enough time to read and you'll have trouble getting me out of a bookshop! Harry Potter is one of my faves. Love historical fiction such as written by Bernard Cornwell. Also the Italian author Valerio Massimo Manfredi,particularly his trilogy about Alexander the Great.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Being at the birth of my twin girls is the most amazing thing I have done. What a spiritual experience it was and now being a parent. Sadly after a nasty divorce those twin girls I love so much no longer want to speak to me or see me.

Teach, Learn, Share

Surely there are things we can all learn from each other and that is one of the things I love about couchsurfing. All of the people we have hosted so far, we have learnt from each other about our respective cultures and therefore broadened tolerance in this world.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, France, Italy, Japan, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia

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