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Overview
About Me
Grew up in Fremantle, have done numerous jobs and travelled around Europe for a few years, now based in Broome where I now have a building company with my Dad. Have built my own house and am happy to share a couch or bed if available for any interesting travellers for a few nights as I know the feeling of being stranded in a foreign town. And you can't get any more remote than Broome ;)
I also love the ocean and anything to do in it. surfing, diving, fishing etc. also love my sport.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
Am more than happy to have people come crash on my couch and meet some Broome crew and have a good time :)
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
Didn't do much when I was over seas, but wouldn't mind trying to help people out now that I have my own house, so I can meet new people and hopefully travel in there homeland if I ever get the chance again.
Interests
Music, surfing, fishing, diving, wakeboarding, sailing, rugby, Aussie Rules Footy, snowboarding.
anything really thats fun!
- beer
- bbq
- traveling
- music
- drums
- outdoor activities
- fishing
- surfing
- scuba diving
- sailing
- snowboarding
- wakeboarding
- sports
- cricket
- soccer
- olympics
- rugby
- journalism
Music, Movies, and Books
love quality comedy, and any good movies.
some thinds i can think of...
triple j, drum and bass, hiphop, roots music, dub, rock, blues, reggae, a bit of good old australian folk music! dave chappelle, hamish and andy, dylan moran, black books, family guy, south park, harvey birdman, robot chicken, game of thrones, homeland, the walking dead, american dad, key and peele, david attenbrough, stand-up comedy.
i wont name movies there is too many..
i like any books that actually engage me from start to finish.
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Sailed around the Ionian in Greece, and getting paid to do it!
went to the Beijing Olympics.
did the great wall of china and falling off the toboggan ride on the way down burning my arse in the process!
worked on an underground gold mine for over a year.
driven thru western Australia (doesn't sound like much and it isn't really, 3 days of seeing absolutely nothing, however that is why it is so significant)
having christmas on a forty degree day out in the back yard with a bbq cranking, backyard cricket in full swing and plenty of beers for all!
Teach, Learn, Share
I can teach u about Broome and the Broome way of things.
Fishing, Surfing, Wakeboarding, 4WDing, anything outdoors mostly.
A little bit about dj'ing.
Carpentry.
Can teach you to play the drums (have an electric drum kit at home)
About Aussie Rules football, rugby and cricket!
not really journalism (cant remember my uni days to well)
I try share anything and everything.
I try to be an eternal optimist so i believe that if your good to someone then there may be someone out there who will be good to you some day. but if not, being kind to people still makes u feel pretty sweet.
Countries I’ve Visited
Austria, China, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe
Countries I’ve Lived In
Australia, Greece, United Kingdom