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Overview

  • 8 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French, Portuguese
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2006
  • Journalist / Writer / Musician / Drifter
  • I finished high school and I have a degree in communicati...
  • From Auckland, New Zealand
  • Profile 90% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

I am on an eternal mission to better the world and better myself through socially responsible acts, but I still think the most important thing is to always have a smile on your face! Laughter can conquer anything!

ABOUT ME

I just believe in love, laughter and passion. With these three things, you can make anything happen. I believe you create your own reality and laughter can protect you from many harms. And passion is what makes you strive to be a better person in whichever way you desire!

PHILOSOPHY

Live and let live...happily.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have only couch surfed so far as I have been travelling alot in the last few years.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Only good - two lovely hosts!

Interests

Literature, magazines, the media, religion, politics, music, FOOD!, travel (oh duh!), language and movies!!!

  • literature
  • dining
  • politics
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • communications
  • teaching
  • religion

Music, Movies, and Books

BOOKS - Eat Pray Love, The Alchemist (thanks Peterson), The Outsiders (still!) and In Cold Blood. MUSIC - Amy Winehouse, Mary J Blige, Jill Scott, Angie Stone, Lauryn Hill, Beyonce (d-d-d-diva!), Hollie Smith, any chick who can sing SOUL! Plus, a bit of Britney or Shania is secretly enjoyed! And Jeff Buckley! And Fleetwood Mac! And the Stones! TOO MUCH! MOVIES: Too many to list, but everything from arthouse indie to Cameron Diaz flicks! ALL OF THEM!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The most amazing thing I have done is made it through life unscathed by blackness and surrounded by gold...thankyou to my friends and family! Seen? Everything I see everyday is amazing.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am not a good teacher, but I´m very funny and can teach you to laugh? Does this count? And my Portuguese is getting pretty damn mint, so maybe there´s an opportunity for me to excel as a teacher?

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, New Caledonia, Samoa, Spain, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Brazil, Denmark, France, New Zealand, United Kingdom

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