CURRENT MISSION

Living richly and becoming experienced in the world

ABOUT ME

I am an easygoing, adventurous person. I know this sounds cliché for couchsurfing, but I love meeting new people and hearing different worldviews and experiences. I love getting outdoors and live in a perfect place to do so. If possible I would love to show you all that is great about this town. I love taking advantage of all the recreation opportunities as well as cooking and just having great conversations and learning about other places and cultures.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Right now I am working as a government scientist in Darwin, and I would love to show people the kind of hospitality that I have encountered while traveling and live vicariously through the traveling experiences of others. The one thing I ask of travelers is to not treat this like a hotel or something and actually take a little time to actually hang out and share your experiences...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've surfed in Spain, Hungary, and Hawai'i and hosted numerous times...

Interests

I love exploring (and procrastinating) and I live in the perfect place to do both. Right now most of the work I do is statistics, and I do enjoy math, but my real passion in environmental biology, and I hope I can use my statistical skills to do something meaningful in a tropical forest one day.

• cooking
• traveling
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• biology
• mathematics
• statistics

Music, Movies, and Books

Bluegrass is probably my favorite type of music, but I love indie rock as well, and I am happy listening to most anything. I have recently started to listen to (and try to dance to) salsa, as well as Cuban Son. I also find myself enjoying the local folk music wherever I travel.

I love a good fantasy novel, George RR Martin and Roger Zelanzy are recent favorites. I also like environmental non-fiction (Tim Flannery and Farley Mowat come to mind)...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seeing a Jaguar staring at us when I was working in Bolivia.

Having a bonfire on a mountainside while watching the sun set over the inside passage in Southeast Alaska.

Watching an impromptu guitar and banjo picking session under a full moon outside a restaurant in the middle of nowhere on the edge of Glacier National Park.

Teach, Learn, Share

I would love to show anybody who visits around Tassie. I also have extensive experience travelling around the US (I have been to 44 states) and I have alot of knowledge regarding great places to visit and I am happy to help you plan your trip. Also I can tell you all you want to know about the forests of Tassie...

Anyone willing to practice Spanish with me will be greatly appreciated!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I would love to cook for you! I make a mean Indian curry....

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, France, Germany, Guatemala, India, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Myanmar, Panama, Peru, Samoa, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

American Samoa, Australia, Bolivia, United States