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Overview

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  • Fluent in English; learning French, Spanish
  • 40, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • Finance
  • B.Ec. Economics and Econometrics 1st class honours
  • From Sydney
  • Profile 65% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

I want to support the World Blind Union Right to Read campaign by cycling from Barcelona to Rome on an annual basis.

ABOUT ME

My friends would say I'm one of the best. I think they would say that only because I'm a little bit fun to be around (only a little) and really easy going. I just love to have a laugh, meet new people and explore new things.

PHILOSOPHY

I'm easy going and really enjoy just having a laugh, eating good food and meeting a broad range of people with different experiences and views of the world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have been hosted by couch surfers in Narbonne and Montpellier. It was so much fun and really great meeting them.

Interests

Cycling at the moment is a major part of my life, having just organised and completed a cycle tour from Barcelona to Rome for the World Blind Union. We raised a great amount of money and made so many friends along the way with WarmShowers and Couch Surfing networks. I cannot wait for the next one.

  • dining
  • traveling
  • puzzles
  • cycling
  • surfing
  • languages
  • statistics
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: eclectic - from Bob Marley to Beethoven, or from the Beetles to Daft Punk
Movies: Anything Disney (Lion King, Aladin, etc), Inception, when I was little it was Terminator 2
Books: Most Malcolm Gladwell books, Freakonomics, IDEAS: A history from Fire to Freud

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The cycle tour from Barcelona to Rome is right up there. Seeing leaping crocodiles in the Northern Territory is too. And the premiere of the film the Great Gatsby was GREAT! And the beaches on the coast of New South Wales in Australia are sublime.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: bike and cycling information, about Australia, university studies in econometrics (if statistics is your thing)
Learn: languages, new games, local customs, funny local sayings and phrases, favourite foods
Share: travel experiences, new ideas, games, puzzles, political views

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Italy, Monaco, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia

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