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Overview

  • 2 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Chinese, French
  • 47, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • writer/musical theatre/Adventurer
  • All the time.
  • From Melbourne. Australia
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To operate a time machine that moves in normal time

ABOUT ME

My father is Chinese/Australian and my mother is French/Irish/Australian. I grew up in Sydney but I have lived in Melbourne, Singapore, India, Berlin and China.
I have studied Journalism and music.
In Australia, I split my time between playing music in a band called TZU and writing stories and articles.
I am a voracious reader and watcher of films and am currently studying Chinese and French.

PHILOSOPHY

Curiosity skilled the cat.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am open to the idea that couch surfing is a good way for honest and good-natured people to make connections across divides of language and culture and in the process help each other and make lasting friendships.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

nada.

Interests

People, Nature, Science, Spirituality, Music, Travel, Art, Food, Wine, Humor, Adventure, Languages, Comedy, Politics, Poetry, Truth, Laughter, Literature, Justice, Massage, Human Rights, Mythology,

  • cats
  • dogs
  • horses
  • arts
  • culture
  • writing
  • literature
  • poetry
  • human rights
  • dining
  • wine
  • walking
  • politics
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • surfing
  • journalism
  • languages
  • science

Music, Movies, and Books

Radiohead, HBO shows, Miles Davis, Kurt Vonnegut, Ray Charles, Tom Robbins, Noam Chomski, Cheesy 80's music, Owls, comics, Bjork, The Beatles, Mos Def, Bon Iver, The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Ferris Bueller, Tom Waits, Children of Men, Bill Hicks, A brief history of nearly everything, Bob Dylan, Bach, Biggie Smalls, Mr Miyagi, Yoda ,Jack Kerouac, Daniel Kitson, Germaine Greer, Monty Python, The Clash, Herman Hesse, Martin Luther King jr, Children of men, J-Dilla, The Royal Tenenbaums

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have traveled around Australia, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Germany, Switzerland, England, Italy, Mongolia and China.
I have walked the Himalayas, ridden horses on the highlands, driven through scorching deserts and seen the sunrise in Varanasi, but what really blows my mind is walking my dog through the park in Melbourne and then having a nice relaxing ale at the Pinni'.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am interested in teaching and learning everything I can within the 24hr frame I'm given each day. It is worth noting though, that I'm a big fan of sleeping and eating, so realistically I don't devote 24hrs of my day to teaching and learning..

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