I'm an academic geek, lazy anarchist, enthusiastic vegetarian cook and occasional traveller. Having just finished university study I'm travelling for a few weeks before going back to enjoy the summer in Aotearoa.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've hosted couchsurfers before at flats I lived in in Wellington together with flatmates who were members of couchsurfing. I was a caretaker at a radical social centre where we regularly host travellers who want to contribute to our community projects.

Interests

Reading and talking about books. Gardening, although I haven't done nearly enough lately. Educating and challenging myself. Fighting for lost causes.

• books
• causes
• cooking
• vegetarian
• walking
• gardening
• reading
• traveling
• track and field
• language exchange

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I love Patti Smith, Pj Harvey, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and an eclectic range of indie, punk, jazz...

Books: Camus and Sartre, anything by Marge Piercy, Ursula Le Guin - especially the Earthsea seris and The Dispossessed.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Walking to the tip of Cape Reinga, at the very top of Aotearoa/New Zealand's northern island, Te Ika a Maui. From the track on top of the sand dunes I could see ocean to the horizon on both sides and it was so beautiful I dropped my pack and exuberantly ran down the dunes into the sea, where I was immediately knocked flat on my face by the waves!

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm keen to share experiences about radical community projects. I'm especially keen to learn about pro-feminist, anti-homophobia and anti-racist organising and solidarity.

I speak English and would be keen to participate in language exchanges.

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