CURRENT MISSION

To see more of the USA and to drink/roast plenty of coffee along the way.

ABOUT ME

I'm on holiday in my 1961 Chevy Corvair. Presently having a great time in Oregon!

PHILOSOPHY

Be excellent to each other. More often than not, I agree with Ed Abbey, Yvon Chouinard, Garrison Keillor, and Ferris Bueller.

For instance:
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."

Also, not sure who said it, but here's some more food for thought:
"The Most Dangerous Risk of All : The risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Mostly as a surfer.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

A wild time...my last CS experience was in 2011, but I am looking forward to actively returning to the CS community in 2015!

- (2,3 July) toured Melbourne, and traveled down the Great Ocean Road with Lois!

- (15-18 July) had a blast surfing with Cameron in Adelaide!

- (19-23 July) rad times in Port Willunga with Cara and Toff!

- (28-31 July) goin' wild in Port Douglas and Cairns with Claire!

- (9 - 12 August) beachin' it in Waikiki with Tony!

- (14 - 18 August) skating, SUPing and surfing with Greg and Jill!

- (29 October) surfing from West LA to Sunset with Sandra!

Interests

Roasting coffee, cooking, eating, coastal towns, Ireland, food

• performing arts
• dining
• cooking
• coffee
• drinking
• music
• guitar
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies? Anything by Wes Anderson. Il Sorpasso. O Brother Where Art Thou? The Last Picture Show. Once. Anything by John Hughes.

As far as music goes, just try to find something I DON'T like! Harry Nilsson, The Smiths, Francoise Hardy and Cocteau Twins hold particularly special places in my playlists.

Books? The first thing I do whenever I move somewhere new is get a library card. Current favorite titles include Sweetness and Blood, Indian Summer, The Wave, Desert Solitaire, Dharma Bums, and The Initiates.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Worked on a cattle station deep in the Queensland outback...

Hiked the 922 meter Walsh's Pyramid, the highest freestanding natural pyramid in the world...

Met and chatted with Garrison Keillor after a performance at my university...

Drove up CA's Highway 1 with some friends from Norway and Ireland, staying in Airstreams and spooky B&Bs all the way...

Teach, Learn, Share

I would love to (here are just a few): hear some wild stories, learn Swahili, get turned on to new music, and see some shows.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I could teach you a few chords on guitar, cook you something new, recommend a few cool places to stay in Hawai'i, and get lost in conversation!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United States

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