CURRENT MISSION

being present

ABOUT ME

I love laughing, thinking, sharing ideas, clapping and dancing.

I used to work as a lawyer in Sydney before moving to Berlin. I've since started a family, learnt German, and completed a Masters in Public Health at the Free University Berlin.

PHILOSOPHY

No single philosophy. Few things that I often find myself thinking:

Everyone has something to teach you; people are usually doing their best (even when it's hard to see how); treat yourself; if you like something about someone, tell them often.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I want to experience different ways of living, thinking, and feeling.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have couch surfed throughout Europe, Scandinavia, and America. I had some amazing experiences and a few strange ones. I learned a lot.

Interests

Creating new beginnings. Sparking electricity between people. Smiling eyes.

Debating ideas, particularly in relation to philosophy, linguistics, health and social policy, and human behaviour. I also love talking animals (especially guinea pigs), clapping, analysing lyrics, laughing, cake, singing on my bike, aerobics, dancing, candles, cinnamon oil, and wearing shiny gold things.

• animals
• singing
• dancing
• exercise
• yoga
• cycling
• camping
• law

Music, Movies, and Books

Books that make me pause:

The Book of Laughter and Forgetting, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera; Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, Susanna Clarke; Tender is the Night, The Beautiful and the Damned, F. Scott Fitzgerald; On Giants´ Shoulders, Melvyn Bragg; The Master and Margarita.

Music that I can listen to every day:

Elliott Smith, Pearl Jam, Phoenix, Bread, Nina Simone, Sufjan Stevens, The Do

Teach, Learn, Share

I really enjoy evolving, unstructured, disinhibited conversation.

I don't mind when things turn out differently to what I anticipated. Maybe I can help you do the same.

I LOVE exercise and adventure. You're welcome to join me for day trips, yoga, cycling, camping, dancing etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Jordan, Kosovo, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Macedonia, Morocco, Netherlands, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Myanmar

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