My name means 'blossom', or 'young green shoot'. It is Greek but I'm not. I'm an Aquarius.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've slept on many a couch, on three continents of the world. Looking forward to seeing my couch host some sleeping bodies in return one day.

Interests

Knitting, gift-giving, writing letters, keeping diaries, photographs of strangers, drawing, zine-making, long-distance anything, cycling, swimming, walking, cooking with whatever's left in the fridge, books, gin, eggplant, children, animals, to-do lists.

• animals
• writing
• books
• cooking
• walking
• knitting
• drawing
• cycling
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

I guess my taste is pretty eclectic and others consider me somewhat of a music geek. I write and edit for a number of music magazines/websites between Australia and Europe. I especially enjoy psychedelia/shoegaze/garage/old stuff.

A list of artists/bands off the top of my head: Bowie, Slowdive, The Black Angels, My Bloody Valentine, The Gruesomes, Tinariwen, The Blue Angel Lounge, Black Market Karma, Allah-Las, Deerhunter, Nick Cave, Dirty Three, The Go-Betweens, Crystal Stilts, Patti Smith, Gang of Four, Talking Heads, The Fall, The Telescopes, Captain Beefheart, Black Lips, Blonde Redhead, Spacemen 3, Kurt Vile, Smashing Pumpkins, Wire, Stone Roses, Wooden Shjips, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Connan Mockasin, it goes on, and I would love to share it with you...

I'm also a word freak and devour books like sandwiches. Miller, Camus, Hamsun, Dostoyevsky, Hrabal, Kundera, Murakami, Kertesz...

I've never been much of a film buff (short attention span) but have recently learnt to love it all. Wings of Desire, Dead Man, Clockwork Orange, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, documentaries, Studio Ghibli, anything German (I'm learning the language).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Living in Tasmania is pretty amazing in itself.

Teach, Learn, Share

See above.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cambodia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Austria, Germany, Italy