***OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2015 - sorry, we are not available to host for the next few months while work is a little crazy for Lauren. Happy travels beautiful people!***

CURRENT MISSION

to learn, explore, grow, understand, experience, enjoy life!

ABOUT ME

We are a couple of summer chasing, people loving, treasure seeking, free hug giving, raw food eating, Indian hospital surviving, piano-playing, music living, friend collecting, adventure finding, yogis. We have been married for 2 years and we've left our lives in Australia behind to enrich our lives with experiences and memories and moments around the world.

FYI - Lauren is super allergic to gluten. They just can't get along. And we are (mostly) vegetarian. We love cooking and usually buy and cook all our own food, happy to cook for you as well!!

PHILOSOPHY
Live fully, drink life deeply, extend love and compassion and peace.

Do not take a single day for granted.

Anyone you meet could be fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Last year we only surfed as we were travelling around the world for the year. We have had some really incredible experiences though and have LOVED hosting people as well back here in Australia - it's so great to be able to offer the hospitality we have received!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Amazing! All our hosts have gone above and beyond for us. We have endless gratitude and love for them all. We have only just begun hosting and it's been AWESOME so far!

Interests

Music (eclectic taste ranging from Debussy to Regina Spektor, but not country music. Never country music.), wine, ultimate frisbee, coffee, cycling, eating delicious food! Health, nutrition, politics (learning more than debating, don't worry), great conversations, coffee, writing, travelling, coffee, craft beer, piano, spoken word poetry, coffee.

• writing
• poetry
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• coffee
• raw food
• vegetarian
• drinking
• politics
• traveling
• music
• country music
• piano
• spoken word
• cycling
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies - so so many but art house and classics are our favourites. Fight Club, Shawshank Redemption, Breakfast Club,

Music - if sigur ros could be the soundtrack to our lives we would be okay with that.

Books - classics, books that challenge you.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sunset at Varanasi at the ganga watching the aarti ceremony and the bodies burning. Life being celebrated and mourned and celebrated.

Skinny dipping in the Mediterranean and spending the whole afternoon eating cherries and apricots on the beach. Yum!

Teach, Learn, Share

We can learn from everyone around us all the time! The exchange of teaching and learning is where life happens.

Can help teaching: English, Daniel can offer health coaching, Lauren can teach a little piano / life goal planning

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada