CURRENT MISSION

To have absolutely as much fun as I can and be as absolutely happy as possible!

ABOUT ME

How to describe myself here? I'll start with what I think is the most important - my overwhelming sense of happiness and cheerfulness and love that comes from my amazing life and incredible friendships. I'm an easy-going, caring, lovely and happy young guy who just wants to experience as much of life as I can.

I have a great number of interests including work and study, which I both consider to be hobbies because I enjoy them so much. Perhaps that's because I can't do anything without throwing myself into it at full pelt. I was always taught, 'If you do it, do it well' and that has developed into the mantra by which I set my goals and live my life.

Apart from school and work I am also an avid gamer. My boyfriend Simon - who is just the most magically beautiful boy I could ever hope to meet - is a hardcore gamer and we get along like a house on fire. If I had to choose between gaming and my music, though, gaming would lose every time. Music is so important to me, so intrinsically fulfilling and inspiring, that I couldn't bear to live without it. Music is like oxygen to me - even though I barely understand it and could hardly hold a tune to save my life, I breathe music and it sends shivers through my soul.

That's about it really. I'm just out there to have a good time, I guess. =D

PHILOSOPHY

My philosophies are simple enough. Just have fun in life and who gives a damn how anyone else lives their life. I'm a staunch capitalist, but I believe capitalism has to be balanced with local governance and self-sufficiency. I'm a firm advocate of action on climate change and of LGBT rights. I favour meritocracy and demarchy.

How do I live my life? DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm only a newcomer to CS, but having examined the model that it operates under, and having had that resonate with me (as it should with anyone who has read Daniel Suarez's Daemon and FreedomTM) I am eager to become very involved with the project. As soon as I have room for a surfer, consider yourself welcome. For the time being I'm hoping to experience a lot of different surfing environments on my upcoming trip to Europe.

Interests

I have a wide range of musical tastes, ranging from country to club to retro and back again. I also have a taste for hard science fiction, whether in book, film or video game form. I love my job as a librarian, too.

• books
• lgbt rights
• modeling
• clubbing
• music
• piano
• surfing
• track and field
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

There are far too many of each to list here. However, there are a number of books that have literally changed my perception of life, and here they are:

Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds (and his other works)
Daemon and FreedomTM by Daniel Suarez
PostSecret

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Just one? That's no fun!
-walked the Overland Track in Tasmania over 7 nights
-hot air balloon ride over Melbourne during the sun-rise
-walked to the base of the tallest waterfall in Australia
-caved in the amazing cave network of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste coastline
-skied on the slopes of The Remarkables in New Zealand
-flown by helicopter around Port Philip
-climbed Uluru in the magical centre of Australia
-Travelled the Kuranda railway and on the Ghan
-Lots more to come yet!

Teach, Learn, Share

I am fluent in Indonesian.
I have rudimentary skills with a piano.

Countries I’ve Visited

New Zealand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia

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