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Overview

  • 35 references 26 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Estonian
  • 53, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • writer / author / communications adviser
  • university writing major
  • From Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

My mission is to participate in social change, love my friends, work for planet, and extend myself as a writer. I am gay and welcome queer travellers.

ABOUT ME

I am a passionate and driven lad. I like to explore, expand my horizons, look for the light while dipping toes in the dark, write to the world, and constantly expand my networks of close friends all over the world. I am committed to social change, I am sure the current world structure is sick and unsustainable, but I choose to bath myself in optimism, not negativity.
Despite all those earnest words, I am a light hearted, whimsical lad.

PHILOSOPHY

Every bit of energy we put in the trying to make change for the better is energy well spent...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

i have hosted many people over the years - within and outside of couchsurfing. It is a way I like to live - to engage with people and share experiences, etc. However, if you want a response from me, show me that you have read my profile, and tell me why you want to stay with us in particular. I won't host people who just send generic emails to everyone or who just want a free place to crash. Show me something genuine ABOUT YOU in your letter and you'll get a much better response FROM ME!!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have just traveled through the World and surfed with people in Austin Texas, San Fran, New York - and also throughout Australia. When I was living in Berlin I hosted a few people from a protest camp we had been to, and in New York I met some wonderful people through CS. We host people in Melbourne quite often - and often we end up convincing them to stay in town and remain good friends. This is an important network to me...

Interests

Writing, music, politics, books, art, food, drinking, dancing, love, passion, bikes, spooning, dinner parties, working for the planet....

  • arts
  • writing
  • books
  • dancing
  • dining
  • cooking
  • partying
  • drinking
  • politics
  • traveling
  • music
  • camping
  • swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

i am a huge partaker in books, music and movies... ask me..

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lets not show off here! Writing a book and having it published one of my biggest thrills, plus traveling the world, swimming in the dead sea, hugging my friends!

Teach, Learn, Share

Writing, communicating, music taste, politics, cooking, sex, humanity, crying, sharing knowledge and passion for change.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A good respectful attitude and travel stories!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Germany

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