CURRENT MISSION

Dream the impossible dream - equitable distribution of wealth and resources for all!

ABOUT ME

Kia Ora and G'day

I'm an outgoing, friendly guy who loves traveling, and meeting new people. I'm really easy going, and get on with pretty much everyone I meet.

I love showing people round my city and if you come and stay with me expect to go on a few adventures, hang out, maybe cook some food together, talk about travel plans over a beer ... and have a generally great time!

Oh, and I love to party so make sure you bring your game face and party shoes!

If you want to know anymore, feel free to email me ... and just to make sure you've read my profile I'd like to know what meal you could cook us if you stayed.

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Cheers

Ray

PHILOSOPHY

What goes around comes around. I believe the reason why people have always been kind and charitable to me, is because I am empathetic, friendly and treat everyone I meet with respect.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

You can stay with me, we'll eat some good food, drink a bit of wine/beer and I'll show you round and give you advice about your travels in New Zealand.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Excellent! I've hosted some people in Auckland and have staffed with some great couchsurfers in quite a few countries worldwide.

Interests

Kickboxing, yoga, mountain biking, snow boarding, cooking dinner for my friends, BBQs, dance parties & house parties

• culture
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• red wine
• white wine
• beer
• yoga
• partying
• drinking
• house parties
• politics
• traveling
• cycling
• boxing
• sociology

Music, Movies, and Books

Two books I have recently read have been Patched by Jarrod Gilbert and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

Love house music and DJs like Carl Cox, Frankie Knuckles, Mark Farina and Dave Guetta.

Into bands like The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Ben Harper, Nirvana, Pearl Jam ... pretty much anything with a beat and a bit of funk works for me!!

Will happily sit through a movie now and again :) I´ve enjoyed Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, Bowling for Columbine, Supersize Me and similar movies.

I recently have watched a few international documentaries: Sonita, Driving with Selvi and Requim for the American Dream.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I lived in Tokyo for 2 years teaching English. Had such a blast!! Amazing country, awesome culture and so much to see and do.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you English and/or a little Japanese.

I can also teach you a bit of kickboxing, boxing and some simple yoga techniques.

I love to cook and can show you the New Zealand version of:

Chicken soup
Red wine and beef casserole
Spaghetti bolognaise
White wine and cream chicken fettuccine
Thai curry
Indian curry
Stir fries

etc etc etc

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook you a meal, help our with stuff round the house and have some interesting talks about sociology and geo-politics.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Fiji, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Poland, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, New Zealand

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