CURRENT MISSION

writing creating shaping forgetting remembering being living loving drinking thinking

ABOUT ME

I'm a writer and teacher who enjoys books, bass solos, extended conversations about books and/or bass solos and travelling (to places with books and bass solos).

Okay, I'm only joking. I have plenty of other interests. I also love trekking, gigs, TED talks, camping, house parties, visual art, theatre etc etc.

PHILOSOPHY

Why can't we all just get along, you know?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Mostly for meetups/hang outs

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've stayed with a few people across South America, but we were using my friend's profile for both of us so it's a blank slate here. Going to try and actually use this thing from now on. True story!

Interests

Luckily what I love to do for fun is also what I do for work. Reading, writing, music, learning, sharing. It's a good life. I like gigs, galleries, theatre, dancing, trekking, chatting etc. All the fun things.

• arts
• writing
• books
• dancing
• partying
• drinking
• house parties
• reading
• traveling
• music
• camping
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: Massive Attack, Radiohead, James Brown, the Bamboos, the Smiths, The roots, portishead, Fiona Apple, J5, J-live, Jay electronica, the knife, lamb, lyrics born, blackalicious, rage against the machine, ani difranco, pixies, muddy waters, stars, surfer blood, white stripes, weezer, dresden dolls, decoder ring, dirty three

WRITERS: George Orwell, Margaret Atwood, Tom Robbins, Neil Gaiman, Don Delilio, Chuck Palahniuk, Shaun Tan, Tim Winton, Michael Chabon, Dostoyevsky, Salman Rushdie, Phillup Pullman, Rohintin Mistry, Irvine Welsh, Tolkien

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Getting my first novel published. After years of writing, fighting, rarely sleeping, hardly breathing, often pleading always giving and never receiving finally paid off. Holding my life's work in my hands, I can only imagine that is what a new parent feels like.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Cambodia, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Germany, India, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Peru, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia

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