Hey guys I'm Gene, born and raised in the inner west of Sydney. I'm open-minded, creative and curious type. Passionate about making films and meeting interesting people. The travelling community is great so I'm happy to host when I can.

I'm not religious but the awesomeness of nature and the shear scale of the universe is enough for me. Would love to get more practiced at meditation.

Happy to show you guys around Sydney a bit, go for a hike, check out some clubs / bars, hang out at the beach or just chill and watch some films ,whatever you're up for.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I couchsurfed a lot travelling around the EU and the US. Happy to give back to the community and host now that I have a bit of time :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

The CS community are some of the best people I've met. Open-minded, generous and curious for different life experiences.

Interests

Cinema, meditation, running and fitness, stand up comedy, street photography, summer beers, dancing, philosophy, economics, beaches, hiking, reading, playing pool, epic ping pong tournaments, board games, buddism ideas,.

• photography
• film making
• festivals
• dancing
• dining
• beer
• meditation
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• billiards
• hiking
• table tennis
• business
• beaches
• football
• vipassana
• football soccer

Music, Movies, and Books

Films: Revanche, Read My Lips, Eraserhead, Paris Texas, The Pusher trilogy, Res Dogs, Punch Drunk Love, Noi the Albino, Apocalypse Now, Dead Man, Wild at Heart, Blue Velvet, Donnie Brasco, Whiplash, A place Beyond the Pines; Directors: Hitchcock, Kubrick, David Lynch, Herzog, Jacque Audiere, Paul Thomas Anderson, Polanski, Jarmusch, the Coen Brothers, Spike jonze, Claude Chabrol, Harmony Korine and Charlie Kaufman screenplays.

Music: Flume, grammatik, Tycho, Jay Dee, Ta-ku , ratatat, dj shadow, rjd2, Mos Def, The Coup, Dead Prez, Fugees, Grammatik, saQi, The Doors, Lou Reed, velvet underground, nick cave, iggy pop, pj harvey, Metallica, c.w stoneking, curtis mayfield, joy division.

Books: East of Eden, On the Road, Catcher in the Rye, 1984, Animal farm, Day of the Triffids, Robinson Crusoe, Fear and Loathing in las vegas, Truffuat on Hitchcock,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

10-day silent Vipassana meditation retreat.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good vibes, beers or food, partying if I have time, watching some good films, shooting the breeze.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Laos, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia