CURRENT MISSION

To be useful and present

ABOUT ME

I've grown up in a few places. Mostly Australia. After many Times all over I am now momentarily occupied with environmental and urban studies at a university in Melbourne. I strongly suspect that I might belong to the hills, but have yet to test this theory.

I enjoy a good laugh as much as a hard think, and appreciate interaction that falls somewhere in-between. Openness and diversity are qualities I will seek in all encounters. When the weather is good all I will want to do is ride bicycles to cliffs to climb them! When the weather is bad, I enjoy food, music and rambling conversation. I get very excited about free stuff (not too keen on buying junk for things sake)

I'm also probably too curious for my own good much of the time and have a particular mad bent for plans that are 'just crazy enough to work' Do Not come to me with a glint in your eye! We will end up hanging off the side of a train, blitzed out on rum, ad libbing inane poetry about shoes that fall apart close to the center of The Patriarchy, or some such.

PHILOSOPHY

I can be fascinated by almost anything, I'm always down for adventures no matter what form that may take and I'm on the road to discover as many strange and wonderful things as possible and see where life goes.

I believe in communities, I believe in the individual and I like to see whats over the next hill, even if the hike looks difficult.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Good question, I need to look into this more

Interests

painting, drawing, writing, gardening, cycling, climbing, hiking, camping, activism, environmentalism, communities, music, adventures, shenanigans, gatherings, crazy thoughts, good times, difficult times, modern society, ancient societies, philosophy, learning new things and teaching old things.

• writing
• poetry
• dining
• gardening
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• rock climbing
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Films ay? Pom Poko, Jumanji, The Mask, The Gods Must Be Crazy, Legend of the Drunken Master, Blues Brothers, Serenity, The Dark Knight, The Fountain, Koyaanisqatsi, Persona, The Proposition, The Dark Crystal, Thief and the Cobbler, Vertigo, A Streetcar Named Desire, Blade Runner, 2001, Candy, Bebop, Champloo
Books? Way too many to list! lately things like The One Straw Revolution and The Dark Heart of Italy
Music? A very broad category I refer to as Not-Pop

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Phosphorescent ocean, at midnight.

Teach, Learn, Share

I would say, like many others, my main motive for travel is learning. Through exchange and dialogue we can come to know ourselves better and I hope to continue in that spirit.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, New Zealand, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Singapore, Viet Nam

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