I'm an Australian illustrator from Sydney where I live with my girlfriend, four buddies and a cat called Clementine. I draw a fair bit, take the occasional photo and am trying to improve my cooking. I'm sort of staggering through beginner French too.

Currently driving from LA to NY in a temperamental Volvo and having a hell of a time.

I'm new to couch surfing and keen to give it a go!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Me and my friends have been travelling across the states and have had a wicked time meeting and getting to know new and fantastically interesting people. I want to continue having wonderful experiences like this and couch surfing seems like the bee's-knees way to go.

Interests

• arts
• cooking
• cheese
• mexican food
• reading
• music
• film
• illustration
• french
• climate change
• french culture
• local cuisine

Music, Movies, and Books

Film: Anything by Studio Ghibli, Michel Gondry, Pedro Almodovar or Charlie Kaufman.

Music: Tom Waits, Serge Gainsbourg, Jarvis Cocker & Pulp, Conor Oberst & Bright Eyes, too...many....to list.

Reading: Ferlinghetti, Bukowski, Shaun Tan, Moebius, Margaret Atwood and, at the moment, socially-relevant science fiction in general. More recently, Naomi Klein's non-fiction work on climate change. I'm fascinated by the potential end of the world as we know it.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Skydiving solo and watching my chute take a little too long to open.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can help you learn how to draw (or at least get you started)! For starters, it's a skill of the mind, not the hand...

What I Can Share with Hosts

A rough-ride education of dodgy Australian slang and, if we have a little time, I make some killer chipotle pork tacos.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, France, Italy, Mexico, Réunion, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia