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Overview

  • 27 references 7 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Indonesian, Italian; learning Chinese (Simplified), Swahili, Tetum
  • 34, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Student / Researcher / NGO / Government worker
  • University
  • From Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

~to travel and help people~

ABOUT ME

In Suva for research collaboration with USP.

I'm also a recent graduate working in the Department of the Environment and Energy. In the past I have been involved in social community projects, mostly in the Asia-Pacific. I'm originally from Melbourne but have spent the bulk of the past few years living in Indonesia, Timor and Papua. Outside of our projects, I spend most of my time with food, friends and family...

Adventure tends to happen when we are least organized and haven't made any plans...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I first was introduced to couchsurfing while traveling through India. A good friend told me I should make a profile and through CS I made some great new friends in cities I had never been to before...

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
1. Travel
2. Surf
3. Host

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
My first ever couchsurfing experience was in India ~ an experience I will not soon forget... Ever since, I have enjoyed hosting, surfing, and traveling with new friends from CS and others...

Interests

Traveling of course! Immersion in developing countries is the most rewarding as you challenge yourself to learn more and adapt to difficult conditions... I spend my time studying, learning in villages, meeting friends, planting trees, swimming, trekking, reading, playing music etc...

  • environment
  • dining
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • hiking
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • swimming
  • hitchhiking

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Safari in Kenya, crashed while riding a bicycle rickshaw in the park in front of the Taj Mahal! Hitch-hiking in Timor Leste... Scuba diving through a shipwreck in the North Java sea... Swimming across Sentani Lake in Papua.

Teach, Learn, Share

Check out my old Legacy Profile from the good old days of Couchsurfing heheh... (not that long ago)

https://www.couchsurfing.com/users/2491188/profile/legacy

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, English + Indonesian + Italian language learning materials, information about scholarship and study opportunities overseas...

Music! I often like to jam with friends, and often carry a musical instrument around with me!

Links and networks across Australia, Indonesia, Timor and Papua.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor)

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia

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