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Overview

  • 5 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 38, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • journalist...sort of
  • university - journalism degree
  • From Brighton, South Australia
  • Profile 90% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

surf good waves, meet amazing people, see beautiful things

ABOUT ME

Going on my second big trip in as many years, currently in South America - here 'til August-ish - then Europe for a few months.

My blog if anyone's interested: http://fearinenglish.wordpress.com/

PHILOSOPHY

Still trying to work this one out. Or more accurately, I don't really have a personal philosophy, I'm learning to just sit back and not get too strung out about anything.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've only surfed at this stage but I plan to start hosting people, when I'm back in Oz and have a new place at the beginning of 2012.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far I've Couchsurfed in:
- Pichilemu, Chile (March 2011)
- Santiago, Chile (April 2011)
- Iquique, Chile (April 2011)

Interests

bodyboarding/surfing, books, vegetarianism, get outta town sunsets, writing, tunes, films

  • writing
  • books
  • cooking
  • movies
  • blogging
  • surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

Apocalypse Now, Dazed and Confused, Sideways
Indie rock, electro, blues, ambient
Jack Kerouac - On the Road

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seen five to six foot, perfect waves reeling along the reef during sunset at Desert Point, Lombok and G-Land, Java in Indonesia.

Teach, Learn, Share

I really need to learn how to cook and broaden my kitchen experiences, so would be grateful for some help haha. In terms of teaching, I guess if English is your second language and you feel you need to practise, I'm your guy.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada

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