CURRENT MISSION

I want to be a wise and benevolent dictator of a small and scenic country.

ABOUT ME

Hello! I am a person from New Zealand and I am currently travelling around North America in an old red van. Originally here for the snow, I am now enjoying the sun and learning how to fly kites. I studied architecture back home and hope to find some work in this field on this continent at some stage.

I think I am a pretty friendly and pretty relaxed person, and I like meeting interesting people and getting to know and understand new places.

PHILOSOPHY

The everyday philosophy of 'be excellent to each other' is I think a pretty solid way to lives ones life. On a more existential level, that would require a beer and a larger box than I have to write in here...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

This is my first time using couch surfing, but I have met many couch surfers who have stayed with friends back home, all of whom seem to have had an awesome time.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

First time!

Interests

Hiking, snowboarding, scuba, kite surfing, art, music, architecture, politics, science, and ah, travel.

I am interested in most things, with an emphasis on those that are complex and beautiful.

• arts
• architecture
• beer
• flying
• politics
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• kite surfing
• surfing
• scuba diving
• snowboarding
• boxing
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Currently reading Aldous Huxley's Doors of Perception and Richard Dawkins' The Ancestors tale.

I like almost all types of music, with the possible exception of hard house and some of the more depressing forms of country music. But I especially like Indie/electro, classical, atmospheric electronic, d'nb, blue grass and psychedelic lounge.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I could possibly write Sanskrit when I was two years old.

Countries I’ve Visited

India, Kenya, Malaysia, Netherlands, South Africa, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, United States