Open minded and easy going kiwi guy, loves the outdoors and the beach, will try just about anything, adventurous, free-spirited.

I can be a bit of everything, love to party and clown around but other times love to curl up with a good book for hours or have a deep conversation with someone around the fire over a few quiet drinks.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love having new people with good energy around the house, hearing their stories, taking guests out to the beach for a swim in summer, or at nights we go dancing or to somewhere nice to eat that I haven't been to before.

Interests

At the moment I'm pretty busy with my new food business, which I do from home and sell at local markets three times a week. So I'm doing a lot of cooking at home and what seems like endless dishwashing haha. Would not say no to some help scrubbing pots! You can come along with me to the markets, it's always a good vibe.

I love to dance, and usually go out 1-2 times a week to dance Salsa or Bachata. Your welcome to join me, as usually I go to a bar where they have beginner friendly classes at the start of the night.

Music, Movies, and Books

Movie buff - Goodfellas, amalie, 500 days of summer, carlitos way, district 9, stranger than fiction, seven samurai, old school, from russia with love, dances with wolves, election, groundhog day, jaws, city of god, apocalypse now, the machinist, edward scissorhands, pumping iron, unforgiven, pleasantville, pulp fiction...

Books - long walk to freedom, the old man and the sea, shogun, white teeth, animal farm, grapes of wraith, of mice and men, life of pi, lonesome dove, angela's ashes, anything by roald dahl, way of the peaceful warrior, sherlock holmes, our man in havana, the right stuff, the alchemist, kafka by the shore, calvin and hobbes, world war Z...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Jungle trekking thru Yunnan province in China, Taj Mahal and the forts of rajasthan, hiking in the grand canyon, the rocky mountains, tiger-leaping gorge and Yosemite. Ski season in whistler, snowboard season in Vail, partying in LA and Vegas, being the first in my family to see the ancestral temple in china, rainbow serpent festival near Melbourne, living in Brooklyn, climbing Mt Taranaki and of course meeting many wonderful people on the way

Teach, Learn, Share

We can do some cooking together. I love it when guests cook their regional dishes and I learn all about them. I love to learn new things and hearing your funny and weird travel stories.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Laughs and good company. In summer I do beach hikes. If I've got a free day we can check out some markets, events or beaches.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, China, India, New Zealand, Samoa, Singapore, South Korea

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, New Zealand, United States

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