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Overview
About Me
ABOUT ME
Amateur Vagabond!
I have quit my job and sold all my earthly possessions and am currently backpacking the world indefinitely - looking for my place in the world.
I'll be travelling for 7 months in this round of travel. Seoul (South Korea), China, Mongolia (Trans-Mongolian Railway), Russia (Trans-Siberian Railway), Ukraine, Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria,
PHILOSOPHY
Treat others how you expect to be treated - and expect the utmost respect and consideration.
Quotes:
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life (Confucius)
This is my current goal in life, to find what I love to do and stop working and just enjoy life.
If you don't contribute in a positive way to my life then my life will be no worse without you. (Quote author anyone?)
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I have surfed on people's couches but I mostly enjoy attending the fantastic meet-ups. I have met couch surfers in China (Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing), Russia (Kazan, Moscow, St Petersburg, Ekaterinburg), Romania (Bucharest), Estonia (Tallinn)
All of the people I have met have been interesting and friendly and the only draw back is having to leave them behind when I move on after few days :(
Interests
Continual Self Improvement
Beards
Korean Martial Arts
Fire spinning (Staff, Poi, Juggling etc)
Sustainable/Ethical Investment
- arts
- writing
- festivals
- traveling
- juggling
- drawing
- backpacking
- martial arts
Music, Movies, and Books
Music:
Psy-Trance, Hardcore, Chill-Dubstep, Drum&Bass, Alternative Rock/Rock, Reggae, Symphonic Metal
Books:
Fantasty/Sci-Fi
Inspirational / Experience expanding
Non-Fiction
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Most recently was the Total Solar Eclipse which took place in November 2012.
I purchased a van, moved into it and drove up the east coast of Australia to a festival that went for a week for the sole reason of viewing and celebrating the eclipse!
The eclipse itself was the most impressive visual spectacle I have ever seen. The eerie silence that descended over the natural landscape and the 10-15,000 other people who were in awe was an experience I will never forget.