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Overview

  • 9 references 6 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish, Turkish
  • 42, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Post-doctoral Researcher
  • PhD Plant Protection
  • From Brisbane
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Starting a new career in Plant pathology and modeling, while getting back into navigational based sports

ABOUT ME

I am just a regular bloke doing my best to experience what life has to offer. I like being an outdoors person, camping, hiking, mountaineering.

PHILOSOPHY

Be conscious of confirmation bias and how it affects our views in society. Accept the fact that there are very little facts, question everything, even your own beliefs every now and then. Treat people how they treat you.
Give everyone a chance.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have had a long break from couch surfing and am interested to re-enter the community and make some new friends.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

In Bari, Italy. Paco was my first CS host and showed us the true spirit of couch surfing.
In Istanbul, I hosted some people from USA that were traveling from France.
In Ankara Kerim showed me why Turkish hospitality is world renowned.

Interests

World Politics and the economy. Fixing anything that appears broken, cars and bikes computers.
Mountain biking, Adventure racing, Live Music, Barbecuing

I am an avid home-brewer, and taster of beer.

  • hiking
  • kayaking
  • adventure races
  • mountain biking
  • trailrunning
  • orienteering
  • adventure sports
  • modelling
  • plant pathology
  • rogaining

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies; V for Vendetta, Almost Famous, Blues Brothers,
Music; anything rock related, Reggae, some electronica and hip hop

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Touched Iggy Pop.

highest achieved Altitude to date 6000m (el Misti,Arequipa, Peru)

Teach, Learn, Share

What I want to Learn: anything, even if I think I might know about it, a fresh perspective can always be benificial

Teach: I tend to have a cursory knowledge on a lot of things but nothing to deep, but; Home-brewing, Plant Diseases, Mechanics, computers, English, politics

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Nepal, Peru, Syrian Arab Republic, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, Turkey, United States

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