CURRENT MISSION

I am currently travelling solo in Europe before commencing a PhD in history in the US next September. I'm looking to see a bit of Europe, meet nice people and avoid running up too much of a debt over the next few months.

ABOUT ME

Just completed history masters at sydney university and waiting to begin a PhD at Princeton next year. Recently I worked in a methadone clinic in Sydney for a year after finishing graduate studies.

Previously I have traveled through South America, Asia and the UK. I like a variety of music from classical to heavy metal and enjoy reading and films. I've played a lot of sport in the past, although not as much at the moment.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Have only recently joined but interested in meeting people with different cultural experiences and knowledge.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

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Interests

History; playing the trumpet; reading; becoming deeply addicted to various TV series; cafeying; cooking

• cooking
• running
• movies
• reading
• tv
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• trumpet
• sports
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Prima/Armstrong, Herb Alpert, Kermit Ruffins, 2Pac, Binary Star, Dead Prez, Napalm Death, EARTH, Rachmaninov.
Movies/Series: The Wire, The Corner, Treme, The Sopranos, Dr Strangelove, Psycho, The Good, the Bad & the Ugly, Sometimes In April, Lumumba, City Of Men.
Books: The Trial, Metamorphosis, The Castle, Blindness, Seeing, The Double, Crime And Punishment, Notes from the Underground, Notoshka Nezvanova, Darkness at Noon.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Listen to Inti-Illimani play a free gig in an open plaza in Valparaiso, Chile in 2007 - there had been an explosion there a few days before and they were trying to lift people's spirits.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm polite and clean and will always do my best to contribute back to those offering assistance.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Cambodia, Chile, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, United Kingdom, Vanuatu, Viet Nam

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