CURRENT MISSION

To befriend the world!

ABOUT ME

I'm a 26-year-old Australian passionate about arts and culture. I love meeting like-minded travellers, trying new and unfamiliar things, and learning about other cultures. I will happily chat about movies, tv shows, art, music and literature until the sun rises, and always welcome any new recommendations. I'm easy-going, open minded and get along with others who also share a wicked sense of humour.

PHILOSOPHY

To live life with curiosity, empathy and authenticity.

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."

"I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief."
- Gerry Spence

Interests

*Reading- I'm a book nerd at heart, and studied literature during undergard. To me, there are few things better than curling up with a good book.

*Salsa dancing- grew up dancing since I was 4 (jazz, modern, contemporary, hip-hop) and have always loved it. Most recently though I've gotten into latin dance and am absolutely hooked.

*Hiking- whether it's a day hike or a proper week long trek with tents and backpacks, nothing beats being in nature.

*TV and Film- you name it, I've seen it. Trust me, I'm someone you want on your team for trivia.

*Others- trying new recipes, improv comedy, learning languages, browsing reddit and travelling (duh!)

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC- The Black Keys, Jack Johnson, Fleetwood Mac, Frank Ocean, The Cat Empire, Rodrigo y Gabriela, The Tallest Man on Earth, Ramones, Cat Stevens, Bon Iver, Chopin, Gregory Alan Isakov, Bob Dylan, Chet Faker, Manu Chao, Buena Vista Social Club, The Strokes, alt-J, Max Frost, Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, Paolo Nutini, Ásgeir, Poliça, Nick Mulvey, Billie Holiday, The Inkspots, The xx, Regina Spektor, Oh Wonder, Rodriguez, James Vincent McMorrow, Radiohead, The Beatles, Ramones, Arctic Monkeys, Yann Tiersen, Norah Jones.

MOVIES- In Bruges, Magnolia, Goodfellas, High Fidelity, The Usual Suspects, The Royal Tenenbaums, Amelie, Broken Flowers, Mulholland Drive, Death at a Funeral, Les Jeux D'Enfants, The Good The Bad and The Ugly, A Separation, Dr. Strangelove, Harold and Maude, Requiem for a Dream, Good Will Hunting, District 9, Pan's Labyrinth, Y Tu Mama También, Mary and Max, Into the Wild, The Exorcist, Evil Dead II, District 9, Conversations with Other Women, The Great Beauty, Ida, Calvary, Relatos Salvajes, Boyhood, Wag the Dog, Rust and Bone, Lost in Translation, The Squid and the Whale, Inside Llewyn Davis, Battle Royale, In the Mood for Love, Chico & Rita, Drive, Taxi Driver.

TV SHOWS- Arrested Development, True Detective, Firefly, Breaking Bad, Black Books, Game of Thrones, Generation Kill, The Wire, Cowboy Bebop, Louie, The Thick of It, Archer, Sherlock, Party Down, Freaks & Geeks, Extras, The Office, Better Off Ted, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Vikings, House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, 30 Rock, Borgen, The Inbetweeners, Black Mirror, Mr Robot, Broad City, Unreal, Hannibal, The Leftovers, Horace & Pete, The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, Band of Brothers, Show Me a Hero, Avatar: The Last Airbender.

BOOKS/WRITERS- Richard Yates, Carson McCullers, David Foster Wallace, Nick Hornby, Charles Bukowski, Edith Wharton, Kurt Vonnegut, Roald Dahl, John Donne, Arthur Conan Doyle, Tim Winton, Ray Bradbury, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, On The Road, Howl, Catcher in the Rye, In the Skin of a Lion, Love in the Time of Cholera, The Outsiders, Catch 22, To Kill a Mockingbird, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Kafka on the Shore, Lord of the Flies, Calvin and Hobbes, The Flamethrowers, His Dark Materials.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I wrote and directed a comedy web-series pilot. It was one of the hardest things I've ever done, but also the most rewarding. Can't wait to further explore comedy and filmmaking.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, England, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Macedonia, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Spain, United States