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Overview

  • 17 references 12 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Japanese, Spanish
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2006
  • No occupation listed
  • I've learnt more from studying the contents of my mind th...
  • From Perth, Australia
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

"Follow thy fortune, careless where it lead thee! The axle moveth not: attain thou that!"

ABOUT ME

I guess i'm always different depending on who im with and what im doing... I try to be as open minded as possible because it seems that no matter how much you see or experience you`re always going to be challenged by something or someone new, driving you to become a better person than you previously were.

PHILOSOPHY

As long as you're not hurting anyone else, i dont think it matters what you do.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I participate in CS in a pretty straightforward way, simply keeping my home open for hosting whenever I can and being a considerate guest when at someone elses.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Almost everyone that I've introduced the idea of couchsurfing to has had their initial reservations, having a kind of knee-jerk reaction that assumes a system based on mutual generosity and instant camaraderie wouldn't work in a world such as the one we live in. My experiences show that it couldn't work better.

Interests

Listening to music, playing guitar or anything else i can make a half decent sound with, yoga, tai-chi, trying to learn spanish, traveling, meeting all kinds of people, reading about interesting ideas and different perspectives

  • yoga
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • guitar

Music, Movies, and Books

Books - Shantaram, The Dice Man, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, The Prophet, Siddhartha, Lord of the Rings

Movies - Waking Life, The Holy Mountain, Dead Man, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, V for Vendetta, Inglourious Basterds, Howl's Moving Castle, Casablanca

Music - Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, The Mars Volta, Tool, Air, Massive Attack, The Smashing Pumpkins, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Puscifer

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Busking my way around Australia would definately be up there... Not much beats playing your own music whenever you feel like it, knowing that you're in for a great night and pretty much guaranteed to meet all sorts of people. If your wallet's a little heavier by the end of it then so much the better.

Teach, Learn, Share

If anyone's up for a yoga session, possibly some guitar lessons or even a tarot reading I should be able to help out.

As far as learning goes, I've been trying my best to get a grasp on some Spanish before coming to South America so if anyone could at all help with that or even if you're willing to have a broken conversation with me every now and then it'd be most appreciated!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Japan, Laos, New Zealand, Peru, Thailand, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia

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