University student due to start Post-Grad Psychology in 2023.

Gregarious, enthusiastic, and fascinated by anything people have a passion to talk about.

This is my photo-journal, it's a pretty honest account of the last 5 years of my life.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/anaestheticflyonthewall/albums

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

As a host, because I like meeting new people, like the idea of helping people on their travels like others have helped me, and also because accommodation in Australia is so expensive.

As a traveller, because it is a great way to meet people, see places you might not otherwise see, and engage with different cultures and environments in a way that would be difficult through conventional or traditional modes.

Interests

• writing
• books
• poetry
• photography
• music festivals
• cooking
• yoga
• reading
• music
• guitar
• hiking
• kayaking
• camping
• snowboarding
• swimming
• film
• harmonica
• techno
• good conversation
• brazilian jiu jitsu

Music, Movies, and Books

Books; Wizard of Earthsea - Ursula Le Guin, Hunger - Knut Hamsun , The Alchemist - Paulo Coelo
Haiku by Basho, T.S Eliot, Frank O'Hara and that one poem by Auden.
There are far too many to list. I love literature, poetry, and philosophy.

Music; Neil Young, Arcade Fire, Queen, Nujabes, Slowdive, Jon Hopkins, Bicep, Otis Taylor, Massive Attack, Dirtwire, White Stripes, Moby, Depeche Mode, Burial, Folamour, Father John Misty, Jeff Buckley.
Again, the list just goes on and on.

Films;
Current Favourite Film - In the Mood for Love by Wong Kar-wai. Anything by Denis Villeneuve is a good place to start. I like subtitled films/TV Shows, like Studio Ghibli, Scandinavian Crime shows, Korean Horror, and anything a bit wacky.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Happy to trade stories about amazing things instead of listing them, but I went on a pretty crazy journey through the catacombs of Paris with a Parisian catacomber. That's definitely up there.

Teach, Learn, Share

Cannot presume I will be able to teach anything, but always ready to learn. I like to think I have a knack for recommending good books to read though, and am very happy to cook a meal and pair it with a nice wine.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good conversation, enthusiastic cooking, easy-going and flexible attitude, genuinely excited by the idea of doing almost anything.

Countries I’ve Visited

Fiji, France, Indonesia, Japan, Netherlands, Rwanda, Singapore, South Africa

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia