I'm a graphic designer and illustrator and I love art, design and wine. I will be travelling around Europe indefinitely from October.

I am very passionate and ambitious and I'm always trying to learn something new. Currently it's the french language and wine. I also adore photography, art, reading, playing pool and completing the odd crossword puzzle.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to meet new people, both locals and travellers. Likeminded people I can share a wine (or beer or coffee) with and chat about our passions and work and life and love.

Interests

• arts
• books
• wine
• beer
• wine tasting
• walking
• movies
• reading
• drawing
• music
• food
• film photography
• pool
• museums

Music, Movies, and Books

I love classical and ambient sounds, from Satie to William Basinski. But also love listening to French pop like La Femme and Vendredi Sur Mer. I'll always bop to some indie classics like The Strokes, Radiohead and Arcade Fire or cry along with Elliott Smith and Jeff Buckley.

I love non-fiction books, I have been reading a lot of David Sedaris. I also love dystopian fiction classics from Orwell and Huxley. And I’ve just fallen in love with a new author, Jonathon Safran Foer. My favourite book has to be L'Elegance du Herrison, a beautiful book set in Paris about the unlikely relationship between a concierge and a twelve year old girl.

I really enjoy a lot of movies, by for example Woody Allen or Greta Gerwig. I love the dialogue-heavy type of film. My favourite film though is a quirky comedy called Love and Other Disasters. It doesn't really fit with the style of the ones I mentioned, but it just brings me so much happiness.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, France, Germany, Iceland, Japan, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, New Zealand