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Overview

  • 7 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French
  • 40, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Software Engineer
  • Bachelor of Software Engineering
  • From Canberra, Australia
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

I don't know! I'm not even planning a week ahead.

ABOUT ME

I'm setting off for the typical 24-month working holiday around Europe. I want to make it atypical by staying with some locals, and NOT just drinking with other Aussies that I met at the youth hostel.

I got sick of winter and am mucking around in South / Central America for a while.

PHILOSOPHY

We aren't here to muck about, make the most of it. You're only young forever once.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I will bring a tube of vegemite for you to try. My couch will be offered upon my return.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Great parties, great experiences, great people. The usual.

Interests

Photography, computing, design, adventure, hiking, video games, film, technology.

  • culture
  • design
  • photography
  • cooking
  • partying
  • drinking
  • technology
  • video games
  • guitar
  • hiking
  • rugby
  • history

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Queen, The Beatles, The Killers, Motion City Soundtrack, Stars, Shout Out Louds, Feist, The Darkness, Sigur Ros, Nas

Movies: Ikiru, Total Recall, It's a Wonderful Life, King of Kong, The Fountain, The Prestige (aka Batman vs. Wolverine)

Books: The Road, A Fortunate Life, The Watchmen

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In rural (and I mean really rural) Vietnam, a villager touched my friend's skin. I don't think she had seen a white person before, and offered my friend an apple for doing so.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Photography. Australian culture. Rhyming Slang. Rugby League. Accents. Programming (hah!). Insights into the minds of dorks around the world. Bad jokes.

Learn: Guitar. Local history. Massage. Cooking. Spanish.

Share: Drinks, experiences, fun!

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