I have just finished up living in Melbourne for two years finding out that a really don't like living in big cities, so now I have decided to go exploring again. Starting off in Canada for some snowboarding (my passion) and climbing (my project) and who knows where after that.

I am energetic and enthusiastic about life but not in the over the top kind of way, love working with my hands, board sports make me smile, solid Whiskey knowledge, Bit of a granddad when it comes to technology. Terrible at selling myself in writing, much better face to face.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am on couchsurfing because I think its the best way to see the best parts of a place. If that means good tips about the top places to eat, relax and party and I will be very happy. Although hopefully it also means a chance to meet amazing people and give me a better chance of understanding what that place is all about.

I'll be a good house guest, very tidy and always leaving the toilet seat down. I also believe that if someone is kind enough to give a stranger a couch for the night then they deserve to have a dinner cooked for them and I will always be happy to do this.

Interests

Travel, Food (cooking and eating), Reading, Good music, Surfing, Mountain biking, Snowboarding,kitesurfing Anyone who can speak passionately about anything always interests me, new cultures and adventures.

• dining
• cooking
• recipes
• wine
• partying
• reading
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• camping
• surfing
• snowboarding
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Anything by Naomi Kline, Wild Swans, Shantaram, War and Peace, No Logo, Feakenomics, Papillion, Merchants of Doubt, A tale of two cities, Cosi, Moby Dick, Tom Sawyer, Heart of Darkness, The Life of Pi, The Kiterunner, A thousand splendid suns, Of mice and Men.

Music: Old school rap and blues, most of the music from the 70's-80s

Movies: Chasing ice, Across the Universe, The art of Rap, 8 mile, Zoolander

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I drove around Australia in a van just camping and surfing for a year.

Teach, Learn, Share

Always interested in learning new recipes or sharing some of mine. I also do a fairly good Impersonation of a peacock if anyone wants to learn how to do that.

What I Can Share with Hosts

As I have already said I'm always happy to cook dinner and have a good conversation with a bottle of wine. If anybody was thinking about going to Australia then Ill also be happy to help with ideas about where is worth visiting.

I will also bring along with me a load of optimism that I'm always happy to share. Thanks for reading hopefully see you soon.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Laos, Macedonia, Malaysia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, England, France