CURRENT MISSION

adjusting to city life :P

ABOUT ME

My proper name is Jean-Philippe, but Ive been called JP by everyone.... since ever really... altho my mates are known to call me numerous other names, Im 32, an emergency nurse and Ive been a Melbourne boy all my life, couldn't really imagine living anywhere else...
just finished a long stint travelling thru central and south america... loved it, but now im back in hometown melbourne :)

PHILOSOPHY

shut off your mind - listen to your heart

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far so good, very happy!

Interests

passionate about photography, love travelling... if im not away,its constantly on my mind. new cultures, new languages, me encanta espanol!! reading the classics. oh and im obsessed with jaguars and the jungle. x

• humanities
• photography
• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• languages
• nursing

Music, Movies, and Books

Love the classic books, plus gabriel garcia marquez, coelho and that epic read shantaram!!! My latest thing has been jim corbett - real life tiger adventures, bloody amazing! So much music to love, especially in the aussie music scene...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain
Working with Rupi the jaguar in Bolivia
Medical clinic in the Guatemalan Highlands
Sailboat to Antarctica

Teach, Learn, Share

teaching photography basics,
cooking some anzac biscuits, mmmmm tasty

Countries I’ve Visited

Antarctica, Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, Fiji, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Singapore, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia