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Overview

  • 8 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English
  • 37, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Steel Worker with a useless degree in Bussiness
  • public schools and uni and dirty Steel mills
  • From Wollongong surf side community between the mountains and the sea
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To see the world and leave a place with a completely different view of it when I got there

ABOUT ME

I am as many people have stated in the past the typical aussie lad .Grew up middle class playing rugby can't spell to save myself (even though my mother is a English teacher)
Got my passion for life from my father who told me very young "you'll see your own country before you see the world" and now I've seen some of the world with my father and feel that I see more of the simalaritys of the world not the differences as much as I used too.

Basically a coastal kid who love's nothing more than enjoying the company of others,motorbikes and a cold beer in the evening

PHILOSOPHY

Krama is a bitch, so don't mess with it

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've had nummerious travelers many of whom are close personal friends now stay,live and work with me.I think that the more the world understands each other through personal contact the less likely we are to be scared and go to war with each other.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm an avid traveler who lives in apart of Australia that is smack-bang in the middle of the backpacker trail in NSW Australia.So as I have traveled allot and met many people I have had many many people at my house to stay for the night or months at a time.

Ive also had the favor replayed in strange ways as in Vietnam where my motorbike broke-down in the rain at night.A Vietnamese family took me in feed me gave me a bed and to my amazement had fixed my bike when i woke up.

Interests

Motorbikes mainly touring,meeting people in odd ways and traveling together,just enjoying the company of someone whether it be for a moment or a lifetime

  • writing
  • beer
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • cycling
  • backpacking
  • rugby
  • teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

indie, electro , jazz ,love thai horror movies hindi action films and reading books about a country as im going through it

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I rode across Vietnam with a random group of people that I met in buses ,youth hostels and on the street formed a group that took 8 125cc motorbike across the country of Vietnam.Over the course of about month we became great friends some are still couples and some are married !!

Teach, Learn, Share

I work with my hands so its really hard to explain in writing but I'm willing to teach anyone who wants to learn about manufacturing in steel.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Belize, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Estonia, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Brazil

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