I grew up in a small country town on a farm. I moved to the city (Melbourne) to study, first as an Engineer and then as a Teacher, which is my current profession. I spent time working in both "outback" Australia (we can share spider and snake and Kangaroo stories!) and now I am living in Frankfurt, Germany for a change of scenery.

I like talking about fun things with fun people. I'm also pretty happy to just sit with other people without the pressure of always having something to talk about.

I am left-oriented but love being challenged and am always encouraging dialogue - as I think that is bloody important!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

-insert cliche about meeting people-

Interests

One thing I am not interested in is writing a list of interests... they are often changing and evolving and they're hard to articulate alot of the time.

I am a cycling enthusiast who probably doesn't ride enough, a reader who doesn't get through a enough books, an amateur chef who often will get take out instead of cooking and a surfer who currently doesn't live near the ocean. That hurts!

I have recently taken to good coffee and am learning and art and science of it.

I've spent my life around the beach but in the last two years have re-found a love of surfing.

My dad and I have recently started re-foresting his (cattle) farm - that's been a delight and I miss being home as there would be more to do.

• books
• dining
• beer
• drinking
• movies
• socializing
• music
• surfing
• sports
• teaching
• physics
• science
• maths

Music, Movies, and Books

I like reading, I like watching movies and I like listening to music. Favourites are hard.

Some movies I've enjoyed in the past:
Submarine, Her, Anomalisa, Mary and Max, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Boy, Me and Earl and the dying girl, Beginners, Moonlight

Some books I've that I like:
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Martin Flanagan), The Tall Man (Chloe Hooper), Cosmos (Carl Sagan). I also really like The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy. If I had to name a favourite: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams would be it.

Music:
Ah. I like Chance the Rapper, Kendrick, Noname, Radiohead, Suftjan Stevens, Deyarmond Edison, Leon Bridges, BEYONCE, Charles Mingus and Kayne West. I pretty frequently return to Paul Kelly, The National, Bon Iver, Volcano Choir, and Radiohead.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One night, in Budapest, I was sitting on the main bridge across the river. I realised I could climb it so I did and it was excellent.

In Berlin we climbed the fence in to the Spreepark (an abandoned soviet era theme park in the east of Berlin) and wondered around on a misty evening while trying to hide from the guard dogs

Teach, Learn, Share

Relaxing, laughing and playing charades.

Why teaching is the best job in the world and why you should do it.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking, cleaning card games music and a laugh!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Scotland, Slovakia, South Korea, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia