CURRENT MISSION

Motorbike and surf the Peru/Chile coast

ABOUT ME

I am a 28 year old guy from Sunshine Coast Australia. I am passionate about bodyboarding, science, and keeping fit.

My traveling experiences are mostly in North America, having spent three winters snowboarding in Fernie, Revelstoke and Jackson Hole. In between seasons I spent time traveling the west coast and Mexico, as well as working at a kids camp in North Carolina. I have also spent a few months traveling around Western Europe, plus a month in Vietnam and a month in Indonesia.

For education and work, I have a degree in electrical engineering and have worked a few years doing high frequency electronics for military radar applications. I started a PhD in optics but dropped out after one year as I felt it was not going anywhere. Most recently I worked for a few months doing earthing for power transmission.

Sports I am most interested in are bodyboarding, snowboarding and weightlifting. I have been bodyboarding since I was young and am keen to surf more overseas, in particular the peru/chile coast which looks to have some great waves.

Other interests of mine are economics, and general science. I like to always have an interesting book to read and subscribe to a number of podcasts.

PHILOSOPHY

Respect yourself and others. Enjoy life and be grateful for what you have. Keep an open mind and learn all you can about the universe.

One of my favourite lyrics (Shapeshifter):
Stand straight up, strengthen the backbone. Daily physical, keep warm in the lyrical.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I was living in a share house (club dell) with friends in Brisbane Australia, and we were hosting on and off since 2009.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosting for a few years, plus stayed with people whilst traveling in Canada.

Interests

Bodyboarding, surfing, weightlifting, audio (loudspeakers), music, guitar, electrical engineering, physics, economics.

• books
• education
• clubbing
• electronics
• traveling
• podcasts
• music
• guitar
• camping
• surfing
• snowboarding
• sports
• economics
• teaching
• engineering
• physics
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Animals As Leaders, Bjork, Bloc Party, Camo & Krooked, Gareth Emery, Hernan Cattaneo, Kanye West, The Mars Volta, Mattafix, Nas, Nero, Sub Focus, Pain Of Salvation, Pendulum, The Roots, Royksopp, Shapeshifter, Talib Kweli, Zero Hour.

Books:
Jupiters Travels, The Ethics Of Liberty, Man Economy And State, The Meaning Of The 21st Century, The Omnivores Dilemma, Shantaram, The Power Of One, Think And Grow Rich, Three Cups Of Tea, 1984, The Way Of The Superior Man, Born To Run.

Podcasts:
Freakonomics, Planet Money, Dr Karl, Skeptoid, Ockham's Razor, All In The Mind.

Teach, Learn, Share

I would encourage people to practice critical thinking. There is so much rubbish information in the world, you need the right tools to discern fact from fiction.