CURRENT MISSION

South America :)

ABOUT ME

I guess the words people usually use to describe me are: quirky, spontaneous, open minded, crazy. I think being ordinary is overrated. I am addicted to caffeine, gum and eclipse mints. I drink a lot of tea. I love laughing till it hurts. I like to dance. New ideas excite me. I like trying new foods and experimenting with the unconventional. I think everyone has something to say, to share. We are only on this planet for a short while -- the best thing is to experience as much of it as we can.

PHILOSOPHY

If it's not fun, it's not worth doing.

It's not the size of the dog in the fight, rather it's the fight in the dog. ;)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have been both a couch-surfer, a travel guide (Sydney) and I have been hosting since April 2011.

visited 36 states (16%)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

CS meetings in 3 countries (so far so good!)
Was hosted via CS in Poland, Germany, Russia and Estonia.
Hosting in Sydney as of April 2011.

Have hosted CSers from Lithuania, Germany, Austria and France... hopefully many more in future!

Interests

Music (60s 70s rock/pop and 00s indie & electronic)
Foreign languages
Movies (foreign movies, horror, thrillers, dramas... pretty flexible really)
Art (I illustrate, draw, vector)
Meeting up with friends and chilling
Dancing up a storm
A nice bottle of wine/cocktail
Music gigs
Live entertainment
Meeting new people
Food!
Baking (to varying degrees of success)

• dogs
• arts
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• cocktails
• baking
• drinking
• movies
• traveling
• drawing
• music
• alternative music
• languages
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

The Master and Margarita - M. Bulgakov
Lolita - V. Nabokov
Persuasion - J. Austen
1984 - G. Orwell
Bloody Chamber - A. Carter

Music: Classic rock to edm

Movies: too many to count!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I did the Trans-Siberian and Trans-Mongolian railway last year over about a month.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: I can show you how to make an awesome quiche or to cook rice in a microwave. I like sharing my passions, which include dancing, spicy food, foreign films and alternative music.In return, I may practice one of the languages I am learning on you. Hopefully you'll survive unscathed :PI like to learn about other cultures. I love travel stories and people with that joie de vivre.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Fiji, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, China, France

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