CURRENT MISSION

To learn about the world, to educate young people about the value of the humanities

ABOUT ME

I have an Honours degree in Gender Studies and Political Science, have hitchhiked to the Arctic Circle, performed acrobatics around Australia, studied a bunch of languages, and, recently, built a small house with recycled timber and handtools with my partner. I used to live on a "simple living" community while a friend was making a documentary about it. I'm currently working as both a geography teacher and a plasterer. I like to travel, grow fruit trees, garden, build things, speak different languages and learn the traditional crafts such as basketry and blacksmithing. I don't drink alcohol, but am okay with being around it.

PHILOSOPHY

Anarcho-syndicalist-feminist-consensus-based-decision-making

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

In the past I have hosted a number of guests, but at present, I live in a small place with my partner, so this can be a challenge. In future I would like to move further out from the city and host more good folks

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Travelling around Norway and New Zealand I met plenty of good hosts, some on Couchsurfing, some I simply met through conversations on the street. I am always a respectful guest, doing everything I can to help out with cleaning, cooking and other chores, though I enjoy a good chat about the world too.

Interests

Very passionate about preserving the traditional crafts, currently handsawing planks of Elm to make a dining table.

• documentaries
• gardening
• traveling
• juggling
• gender studies
• languages
• political science
• blacksmithing
• traditional crafts
• spoon carving
• basketry

Music, Movies, and Books

Grapes of Wrath, The God of Small Things, The Fifth Season, The Lorax, Flight Behaviour, American Gods

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Built a cabin using only recycled materials and hand tools

Teach, Learn, Share

Can teach juggling, rubik's cube, acrobatics, English, propagating fruit trees, the humanities

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, my cooking, probably other things

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Denmark, Germany, India, Italy, Nepal, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia