CURRENT MISSION

To be able to tell stories to my grandchildren.

ABOUT ME

Part time explorer, studious, hard to say no to a good adventure, likes a laugh, curious, flexitarian, engineer, husband, father of three rambunctious boys.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

When couch surfing, I like to share stories, cooking a hearty meal, listen and learn from others and have a good laugh. And by offering to keep the fridge stocked with beer or wine, washing my dishes and kicking a football.

Also hope to one day host a couch.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Looking to build upon.

Interests

At the moment I enjoy, soccer, the blues, cold beer, home grown vegies and herbs, catching waves and penguin-sliding onto the beach, photography, watching movies, reading books, doing what the locals do.

• photography
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• coffee
• drinking
• reading
• rock music
• guitar
• blues
• surfing
• soccer
• languages
• beaches
• football
• flexitarian

Music, Movies, and Books

Here’s a random selection that I’ve enjoyed over the years (when I’m not changing diapers): The Wire, Seinfeld, The Castle, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, Colbert, John Oliver, Howlin Wolf, Sam Cooke, doo-wop and anything with handclaps and backup singers, Roy Orbison, Andrew Bird, The Walkmen, NPR, Spotify, reading about musicians and soccer/football, spy fiction, trashy fantasy adventure novels, DIY books, The Blizzard, The Guardian, graphic novels.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Met a cute fox while couchsurfing in China. Now we are married. True story.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach. How to speak Australian, and some basic Bahasa Indonesia, and kicking a footy (unless you're Australian too), soccer, football.

Learn. Guitar/harmonica, local languages.

Sharing. Stories, drink, food, vegemite, a good laugh.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, China, Croatia, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Slovenia, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United States