ABOUT ME

very easy going, flexible around social situations, speak bad (!) spanish, portuguese and japanese. Would like to work on my German a bit more and one day add some Russian. I love learning both languages and cultures, what's new, what's different.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like to take a holiday where I can see some of the great sights and avoid some of the tourist traps. Ways to improve my holiday often can be found by talking with a local and i'm getting better at asking questions so I can really have a great time! Any advice for things a little off the beaten track or that a local would recognise ("you gotta try this!") will be warmly received. The cost and efficiency of staying with a local is a win win, so hopefully I can share and help you with what I can offer (either in Australia or around the world)!

Interests

Like outdoor activities, play a lot of soccer, dance salsa. i work for a bank so happy to get out and see the world any time I have the chance. Rest of the time i would spend reading or working, reading I tend to be more interested in older books.

• books
• dancing
• marathon
• reading
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• skydiving
• soccer
• track and field
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Books I like these authors Kazuo Ishiguro, Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, James Joyce, Tom Robbins and have recently read "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" a book that it turns out to be quite interesting talking around the subject and by doing so gets directly at it with a really personal ending, "The Art of Learning" by Josh Waitzkin - the guy is so self aware in a productive way it is wonderful to read, I learned so much from reading this, in addition to improving how i learn, "The Brothers Karamazov" I love how Russian writers have those characters who are a bit eccentric, think outside of the square and ask "why not?!" great inspiration for travel. Movies I liked Interstellar as a sensory experience, Tropic Thunder - did Robert Downey Jr really just play that character??! as well as other Ben Stiller movies (Zoolander - "I can't turn left!!") , The Beat that My Heart Skipped has a great balance between pieces of classical music and the tougher side of trying to make it as a performing artist, plus a great sountrack. The Office (UK) TV series and Family Guy are also up there on the always happy to watch list :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Skydiving, Half Marathon and completing my Masters (can I really study like a 'normal' person?!)

Teach, Learn, Share

languages I am always working on, football (soccer), world experiences, travel tips, reflection on thoughts and situations where you might benefit from articulating a a mental or social blockage.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Myanmar, Netherlands, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, England