CURRENT MISSION

To live my life as an adventure and pilgrimage of self growth and avoid the stagnant sofa-centric lifestyle most people lead today

ABOUT ME

I am a bit of an anarchist at heart. Not the chaotic-troublemaking-mayhem-and-destruction kind, more the faith-in-the-essential-goodness-of-humanity and do-we-really-need-all-these-rules sort. I no longer want to live a life where people tell me what I can and can't do. I'm a pretty clever chap so I am pretty damned certain I know the best way to live my own life. For me morality is simple as you want it to be: do what makes you happy as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else (ok its pretty easy to over-complicate this statement).

I've spent a lot of my life in formal education and yet I have never wanted a "regular life". You know - wife, 2.3 kids, a dog, two cars, house, white-picket fence, pool and "good" job. I never wanted a 9-5 office job. And yet... I find myself training to be a doctor, the epitome of the white collar middle-class dream. Hmm... and then (just recently) I went to Uganda for 2 months and had myself an epiphany.

I'm not sure what I am going to do next but I am sure as hell going to find myself the adventure I have always been looking for. Whilst I am on my personal pilgrimage I am hoping couchsurfing will open up a world of like minded-individuals and so meet the kinds of people I met whilst travelling.

PHILOSOPHY

That's pretty dense really, something I'd rather discuss over some beers or coffee. At risk of pigeon-holing myself I identify a lot with the ideas of Zen Buddhism however I don't restrict myself to this view.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

For now I am just hoping to meet some friends and possibly start hosting people soon.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None yet, planning to fix this soon

Interests

Science, human nature, reading, climbing, hiking, live music, (drunk) dancing, ale, beards, coffee, mountain climbing/hiking, motorbikes, muay thai, philosophy, meditation, photography, abandoned buildings and graffiti.

• dogs
• photography
• dancing
• education
• cooking
• beer
• coffee
• meditation
• reading
• traveling
• billiards
• cars
• music
• live music
• hiking
• kayaking
• buddhist
• rock climbing
• teaching
• medicine
• religion
• science
• statistics

Music, Movies, and Books

TV: Fringe, True Blood, Supernatural, Big Bang Theory, Adventure Time
Movies: 12 Monkeys, Fightclub, Big Lebowski, I Heart Huckabees, Princess Mononoke, Fifth Element, The Matrix
Music: Aphex Twin, Burial, Hot Chip, NIN
Authors: China Mieville, currently reading The Quantum Society by Danah Zohar

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have been told I've lived an interesting life but from my point of view I have only done what I thought wisest at the time and therefore feel as though I haven't really done anything that special...
However, I learnt to ride a 100cc motorbike, learnt to kayak on the Nile rapids, climbed an extinct volcanic mountain and touched Uganda, Rwanda and the DRC.

Teach, Learn, Share

Medicine - final year student
Health research - PhD in epidemiology, BSc in statistics
Philosophy & religion - I am unashamedly opinionated but perhaps not as well informed as I'd like to think. I am definitely up for a debate.
Cooking - I enjoy cooking and have attended a few classes
Computers - I'm pretty handy with them

Countries I’ve Visited

Uganda

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United Kingdom