CURRENT MISSION

To share my good fortune with others and to travel more!

ABOUT ME

I am a very easy going person. My key attribute is that I have two ears and one mouth and I try to use them in those proportions. I love socialising and meeting new people - any background, age or "economic standing". I believe every person on the planet has an interesting and compelling story...I love to help find it!

PHILOSOPHY

I believe that when people are in a position to choose, their natural disposition is to do good rather than harm. The secret to happiness it to give at least a little more than you take!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love the CS concept. I have only hosted a few times but each experience was different and amazing. I have never " surfed" but through CS, I met some really lovely and interestIng folk on my trip to San Francisco - including one of the people I hosted in Sydney...we are now great friends. As I said, I love Couch Surfing!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Everything so positive'

Interests

Socialising, good value restaurants, beer, red wine, live music, rugby union, cricket, golf (no I'm over golf) riding my new custom built road bike, group problem solving, building consensus.....

• wine
• red wine
• beer
• modeling
• traveling
• music
• live music
• cycling
• surfing
• cricket
• rugby
• golf
• business

Music, Movies, and Books

Movie - The Lives of Others
Book - Brave New World, The Book Thief, Jasper Jones, All That I Am, The Lady in White, Steve Jobs Biography, the Life Of Pi
Music - Jazz, Rock, Classical....preferably live!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I hae been there when three new lives commenced and have experienced the absolute joy of seeing these three people that I love so much develop and grow into amazing human beings.

Teach, Learn, Share

If humanity is to have any future on this planet, we must live in a way that is vastly less wasteful...that's what attracted me to CS. I am a master facilitator and would love to share this skill with others to help create a sustainable future through sensible decision making at the community level! The solution to currents woes cannot not come from the entrenched top down model that is our western capitalist democracy where continued growth and the needs of business dominate…bottom up, through a groundswell movement is the only hope in my view!

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Greece, Italy, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, United States

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