CURRENT MISSION

To make the most of Perth while I'm here, get plugged in and re-gather energy with which to foray back into the developing world

ABOUT ME

Right, I've been a bit of a diplobrat for most of my life but not in the bad way. I've been lucky enough to have traveled far and got to really like meeting different people from all sorts of walks of life - its odd how much you have in common and how differently you can think about things.

I really love to travel - its the main reason I bother to work. Since finishing my undergraduate I have: improved my French in Paris; had to abandon a job in Shanghai due to visa restrictions; driven from London to Mongolia for charity; travelled in Indonesia; worked in New Delhi; done an MA in Contemporary Chinese Studies in China; and started a job with Rio Tinto (mining) in Perth.

If that little snippet of profile strikes any chords I'd love to meet you.

PHILOSOPHY

I honestly don't think I'm wise enough to venture one of these yet. I would much rather hear everybody's philosophies and combine them all into something that reflects the unpredictability of life...paradoxically, that almost sounds like a philosophy.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've dipped into coach-surfing before but am dead-keen to get properly involved this time. I'm currently sharing a flat and my housemate has said that, should coffee/drinks go well, she'd be prepared to let me host a coach-surfer (but largely as a last resort). I have to respect her wishes because we both rent the flat but see it as the best compromise.

I'm new to Perth and so am looking to meet everybody and anybody whenever although I do work 9 - 5.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I love staying with different strangers - I believe that only by living with someone who knows the culture intimately can you even begin to understand how that country works.

Interests

Reading
Surfing badly
Most kinds of music save rap and heavy crap.
Reading
Beer, wine and fine food (in that order)

• culture
• dining
• wine
• beer
• coffee
• coach
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• music
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

Too many to name: wish I had the patience but I don't

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have taken high-tea in a full tuxedo at sunset on the Charyn Canyon in Kazakhstan

Teach, Learn, Share

I can offer some form of French forum (though I am rusty); I love discussing current afairs, anything to do with China, the big questions (why are we here etc),

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Morocco, New Zealand, Poland, Russian Federation, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Belgium, China, India, United Kingdom