CURRENT MISSION

Finish work on 5th Jan and hit the road for 4 months

ABOUT ME

Quitting my job on a yacht to go traveling again. I will end up back in the South of France in April / May to start work again. Until then the world is my oyster.

I like to think of myself as very laid back and casual and an easy person to get along with.

I have an adventurous spirit and am willing to give anything a go(at least once). I am hoping that by couch surfing through a few countries I will have the oppertunity to meet some of the real locals and maybe one day I can return the favour to anyone exploring NZ!

I try to be a traveler instead of a tourist..

I'm a non smoker..

PHILOSOPHY

I used to travel for work, now I work to travel!

I like to think of myself as a spontaneous adventurists, and if I live like this then I can only be happy :)

Without expectations there can be no disappointment!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

2011 I CS through Europe and had a great time, met some great and likeminded people. I hosted some CS in Auckland / NZ at the begining of 2012, but left NZ and found work in South of France. Because of this I did not had much to do with CS for the next 8 months. I hit the road again in Jan 13 for 4 months and so got back amongst the CS and built on my experiences.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

- Laura, Tallinn, Estonia: Made pizza, drank beer and played the crazy game "the good the bad and the munchkin". Very generous and pleasant host.

- Nele, Tallinn, Estonia: Nele hosted me onboard the ferry 'Victoria' for a party weekend between Tallinn and Stockholm! awesome times!

- Biaba, Riga, Latvia: Partied until sinrise, shared some hot wine to escape the rain and celebrated Latvian Independence Day together!

- Laura, Berlin, Germany: I really wish I could have stayed for longer. I feel I didn't get enough time to get to know Laura. From the short time we spent together, she is kind generous and trusting, the perfect attributes for a CS host. Hopefully we cross paths again!

- Candace, Seoul, South Korea: Seoul has a special place in my heart, thanks for helping me experience this great city again. Korean BBQ you rock my world!

Interests

Travel (obviously), meeting anyone and everyone as long as they're friendly, photography, music, scuba diving, snowboarding, BBQ and beers at the beach. Road Trips, Sailing, Motorcycles, unplanned adventures,

• photography
• dining
• wine
• beer
• bbq
• partying
• motorcycles
• yachting
• traveling
• music
• surfing
• scuba diving
• sailing
• snowboarding
• road trips
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

I love music! My ipod has been a great travel companion thus far. A snapshot of my ipod = Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Oasis, The Raconteurs, The Strokes, The Killers, Vampire Weekend, The Veils, We Are Scientists, The White Stripes, The xx, The Zutons, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, White Lies, SoundGarden, Smashing Pumpkins, Razorlight, Offspring, NOFX, Neil Young, Muse, Luger Boa, Millencolin, The Kooks, Kasabian, Joy Division, The Kaiser Chiefs, Band of Horses, The Hives, GrinspoonFranz Ferdinand, Fleet Foxes, The Departure, The Doors, Cut off your Hands, Naked and Famous, Bombay Bicycle Club, Blink 182, Blindspott, Bloc Party, Audioslave, Artic Monkeys, Accelerants.............. and the list goes on dada da de da...

Movies: Shawshank Redemption, Into the Wild, Reservoir Dogs, Juno, Boy, Pacific. (action/ comedy/ drama) not a huge fan of sci-fi...

Books, I'll read anything with a beginning, middle and end - except for sci-fi.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitch-hiked the circumference of Iceland for 3 weeks.

Teach, Learn, Share

People who have experienced life. Someone who has learnt from their mistakes but does not regret what they have done! If you have time I can teach you to navigate by the stars.....

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am a pretty enthusiastic photographer and have had a couple of exhibitions over the years. I would be keen to show or be shown the photos from your travels or back home.

I eat organic to so all the food in my house is healthy!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, China, Cook Islands, Cuba, Czech Republic, Egypt, England, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, French Polynesia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vanuatu

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Netherlands, South Korea, Spain

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