To fellow couch-surfers, we are Indi and Ben, a young couple in our early twenties from Melbourne, Australia. Some things about us:

Indi is a student currently studying a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Melbourne.

Ben works in commercial advertising as a cinematographer and runs a small film productions company.

We both love travelling and especially love European culture and language. In our spare time, we enjoy reading the classics, watching the cinema of our favourite film directors, and studying and discussing a range of topics, from linguistics to history, philosophy, and areas of theology.

We are a quiet couple, though we're always keen to explore new places, meet new people and take in the culture of the places that we visit. We're also big dog lovers and have a 3-year-old German Shepherd who adores people and is relaxed with cats and other animals.

(FR) On est un couple qui aime voyager et apprendre des cultures et des langues européens. Ensemble, on aime lire les romans, regarder les films et etudier les sujets comme la philosophie, l'histoire et la théologie. On a un berger allemand, et on est comfortable avec tous les animaux domestiques. On est assez facile à vivire, et on a hâte d'explorer les nouveaux endroits et reconnaître les gens.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

We are travelling March-July 2023 and would love to meet some new people, both locals and ex-pats! As well as meet some people to come and stay with us in Australia.

Interests

• dogs
• history
• languages
• philosophy
• travel
• films
• mythology
• reading books

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite film directors:

Hayao Miyazaki (My Neighbor Totoro), Stanley Kubrick (Dr Strangelove), Sophia Coppola (Lost In Translation), Andrei Tarkovsky (Ivan's Childhood), Ingmar Bergman (Fanny and Alexander), David Lynch (Mulholland Drive) and Federico Fellini (Nights of Cabiria).

Favourite authors:

C.S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Joan Didion, Shusako Endo, Nikos Kazantzakis, Graham Greene, and Virginia Wolf.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, France, United Kingdom