CURRENT MISSION

Looking for alnd in the Waikato to build an Earthship

ABOUT ME

I'm interested in removing myself from the monetary system as much as possible.

I'm not complete without my other half, the wonderful Jessie.

We are going to build an Earthship in NZ as soon as we find some land, with the help of family & wwoofers! And this will be surrounded by a permaculture garden with chickens & goats.

Hopefully we can find an area with people wanting to live a similar lifestyle, so we can trade knowledge & extra produce.

PHILOSOPHY

Peace & Justice

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Host when possible. Share the concept with others.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have surfed in England, South Korea, NZ, Singapore, Australia & the USA so far.
Jessie & I hosted a few people in Tasman, NZ in 2009.

Have had fantastic experiences, learnt & seen many things I probably wouldn't have otherwise.

Interests

Freedom: Earthships. Walking in the Mountains & Forests, Photography, Reading, Rugby Union (the All Blacks), Volunteering. Exploring. Learning. Permaculture, Sustainable living. Birds - particularly NZ natives.

• chickens
• birds
• photography
• walking
• gardening
• reading
• painting
• rugby
• volunteering
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Garbage Warrior, Into the Wild. Zeitgeist. Patch Adams.

Music: Live, The Corrs, Hootie & the Blowfish, Johnny Cash, Michael Jackson

Books: The Shock Doctrine, Shantaram, Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life, Off The Rails (10,000km bike ride from Moscow to Beijing), 1984
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

Authors: Terry Pratchett, Iain M. Banks, Naomi Klein, Michael Pollan, Noam Chomsky, George Orwell.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Cycled 4000km+ around the coast of England & Scotland, the sense of freedom, being closer to nature, would recommend to anyone.

Teach, Learn, Share

Hemp facts: Strongest fibre of all plants, 250% more fibre than cotton. Can be used for all building materials including roofing, flooring, cement, paint, bricks and biodegradable plastic composites which are tougher than steel.
It's 4-10 times more productive than trees for making paper & can be recycled more often.
Nutritionally it is a complete source of protein & contains all 20 known amino acids.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brunei Darussalam, France, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, France, New Zealand, United Kingdom

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