CURRENT MISSION

To be kind

ABOUT ME

I'm 30 and a Kiwi (New Zealander). I studied engineering and the past 6 years have been a mix of work and travelling. My next adventure is to tour around NZ in a van. I'm hoping to meet some friendly couchsurfers along the way!

PHILOSOPHY

Sheesh, this seems to change with every new book I read... I guess I just try and be open minded and kind and have fun. Every day above ground is a good day.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have both surfed and hosted, and have had great experiences with everyone so far.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My top experience has been staying in a beautiful and traditional Japanese house in Hakuba, Japan with my great friend Lars.

Interests

So many interests, so little time... I seem to pick up a new hobby just about every year! The latest for me has been juggling and environmental activism, but I also like most things outdoors, I'm a keen snowboarder and a terrible surfer, avid reader, love movies, anything circus, music (I play guitar and piano), I do a bit of writing (so far just as a hobby), but most of all, I love just hanging out with the people I care about!

• writing
• books
• flying
• shopping
• movies
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• piano
• violin
• scuba diving
• skiing
• snowboarding
• rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: A Fine Balance, The Poisonwood Bible, Catch 22, The Shadow of the Wind, Cats Cradle & Slaughterhouse 5, Wolf Hall, The Wind-up Bird Chronicle, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers and many more.
Music: Listen to anything but am into indie stuff mostly

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Things that have left me awestruck...
The Canadian Rockies, scuba diving in Malaysia, windswept Dunedin beaches, the kindness of strangers...

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you guitar and piano and I'm interested in just about any subject under the sun...

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, New Zealand, United States