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Overview

  • 32 references 27 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 46, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • Engineering Manager/Industrial Designer/Entrepreneur!
  • University & the "School of life"
  • From Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To travel & meet more amazing people of the world

ABOUT ME

Laid back, relaxed kiwi. I'm a professional person with a good career but have not done a lot of traveling. Looking to change this. Love meeting people from different cultures and i think you can learn something new from everyone you meet.

PHILOSOPHY

I always try to live positively, I think it's good to be ambitious in life/work.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I own a house so am happy to host when I have the time.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Have Couchsurfed a little in the USA, always s good experience. have friends who have met some great people & have also been to some local events with couch-surfers through friends.

Interests

Love sport & keeping active, love design & creativity. Meeting new people with different experiences & views on the world. Big music fan & art in all mediums.

  • arts
  • design
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • guitar
  • sports

Music, Movies, and Books

Too many movies to list, but anything by Scorsese/Tarantino & the Coen brothers..Music, i love old Blues, John lee Hooker, Son House..New blues rock like The Black Keys, love U2,Pearl Jam & other rock bands. But also anything in the right time & place. Reading some Jack London at the moment.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Grand Canyon is very special.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can play the guitar quite well!...And can share a lot of info on NZ. Auckland's a cool city. Would like to learn more basic language skills & as i say anything on different cultures interests me.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, France, Hong Kong, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand

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