CURRENT MISSION

To explore my own backyard cause their is so much to see here in Australia

ABOUT ME

I'm Jon and my boyfriend is Aaron. I'm 35, American born (Iowa) - converted to Australian at age 20... living in Sydney ever since. I'm quiet by nature but can easily overcome this and be very friendly. I work as an acupuncturist in my own clinic. Aaron is 32. He is New Zealand born (Southland) and has not yet seen the light and become Australian. He has recently come back to Sydney after years working as a tour guide in Europe. Now he runs the office for a soft furnishings company. He is kind and easygoing, but likes a bit of mischief. He is AMAZING... but I could be biased.

PHILOSOPHY

Man I struggle with questions like this. How about... there is no such thing as 'common sense'. All 'sense' is learned from the people in your life and the experiences you've had. So best choose the best people and places to learn the most you can.

Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Right now I live in the tiniest place on Earth, but when I move... I'll be hosting

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm a newbie. My Dad put me onto it... he hosts and travels. If Dad can do it so can I.

Intereses

Us - travel, fitness, wine, films
Jon- running, body surfing, learning to surf (again and again and again), organic gardening, eating good food with good friends
Aaron - European history, cooking, entertaining friends from around the globe, trying new things (I haven't heard him say 'No' yet), days at the beach

• dining
• cooking
• wine
• fitness
• running
• gardening
• movies
• traveling
• surfing
• track and field
• engineering
• history
• tourism
• beaches

Música, películas y libros

Sorry, I'm not a music fan. I usually hide that dirty secret till I've had a chance to prove that I'm actually not a weirdo.

Algo increíble que he hecho

Jon
1. The Great Wall... I can be cynical about the beaten track, but this was one tourist attraction that left me awestruck. Went way out to a derelict portion of the wall and sweated my way along its crumbling course.
2. The Gibb River Road a 650 km dirt track in the Kimberlies of Australia. So big and so empty and so free. Take a spare battery for your 4WD's remote or you may get stranded like I did... luckily my travelling buddy was an electrical engineer... he saved the day!
3. Trekking Zhongdian to Yading in SW China... great scenery, great achievement, great chance to practice my Mandarin (anyone need to barter for a donkey let me know)

Aaron - he's napping right now so I can't get his input, but he worked as a Europe tour guide for years... I'm sure he'd love to tell you all about it

Países que he visitado

Canada, China, Cook Islands, Germany, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, New Zealand, Slovenia, Thailand, United Kingdom

Países en los que he vivido

Australia, United States