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Overview

  • 6 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French, Spanish
  • 36, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • space cowboy (full time)
  • Bachelor in Engineering (aerospace avionics)
  • From Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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About Me

I'm a genuine guy looking to meet fun people for laughs and chats about travel and life.
I'm a lover of culture, music, food, nature, people, having new experiences and learning new skills. I'm all about the journey not the destination and I believe there are huge benefits in facing your fears and being honest with others but more importantly yourself.

I was in South America for 11 months, travelling around Peru, Ecuador, Argentina and Chile. And it was amazing to meet some genuinely good quality people and make lifelong friends.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To start meeting like minded people who are fascinated by the amazingly diverse cultural and geographic parts of this spherical rock we live on, to learn new perspectives of other people and to challenge myself and most importantly to make awesome friends from around the world!

Interests

socializing, cooking, photography, nature, exercise, cultures and perspectives, ukulele, learning new languages, learning people's stories, exploring, getting lost, being challenged.

  • photography
  • cooking
  • exercise
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • languages
  • building

Music, Movies, and Books

Music is pretty varied in age and genre: The Cat Empire, Jack Johnson, Sublime, The Eagles, Bob Marley, Ben Harper, Don Mclean, Earth Wind and Fire, the Animals, Cold Chisel, The Rolling Stones, Credence Clearwater Revival, The Rolling Stones, Jamie T, Jungle, Hermitude.
Movies: Star wars, back to the future, the matrix, old boy, farenheit 9/11, zeitgeist.
Books:Che Guevara's Motorcycle Diaries :), The Law of One, The SAS Survival Handbook, Year Zero, the magic of thinking big, the hobbit, a new earth.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

As the profile picture shows: went to an elephant sanctuary in Chaing Mai - located in a 50 person village. I'll tell you all about it when I see you!

Teach, Learn, Share

Every person lives a different life, yet we all encounter the same things. It is a journey of ups and downs, of twists and turns, of hurdles and triumphs. But throughout it all there is only one person you will truly be sharing the whole thing with. So unless you want a bumpy ride with someone you don't like, learn to love that person you see in the mirror and enjoy the ever unfolding adventure that is life!

What I Can Share with Hosts

A bunch of laughs, deep chats about the nature of life, travel stories, good times and maybe a home cooked meal :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Cambodia, Chile, Costa Rica, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Peru, Singapore, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Chile, New Zealand, Peru

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