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Overview

  • 12 references 7 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English
  • 40, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Self employed
  • mostly home based, learning from different tutors. Done m...
  • From Born in India, grew up in Australia moving around the country.
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Just working and trying to plan a snowboarding trip this year

ABOUT ME

A pretty chilled out nature loving, like to have a laugh kinda bloke. Adventure sports while I travel are always on my agenda if I can afford it. I like to have a good time and enjoy the world I'm lucky enough to traverse. Always need a mission to keep me on my toes and to stay driven. Wanting to make new friends whilst I learn more about other cultures and more about myself. I am just a student of the world I guess.

Been back home for a few months now and found a place to live recently which is in Glenelg so on the weekends I love to get my drink on and stumble home!! :D

I'll try and convince my housemate to take in surfers soon.

PHILOSOPHY

Live it, love it, or else leave it or lose it

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've been to a couple of meetups and events and met some really inspiring people so far. Had a request from a Spanish guy, Eduardo de Juana Gómez, who wanted to improve his English and he ended up living with me for a few weeks and we had a great time. Also surfed in the Czech Republic while I was there, and hosted a guy from Prague before my landlord decided he would try and charge csers and profit from it. so after that I was unable to host at my London residence. Also surfed around Europe a bit while on my three month hitchhiking adventure

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed all around Europe officially and unofficially with a few different people in 2011. All positive experiences :) Hosted a few people in London and also unofficially hosted many a traveler throughout my life before joining couchsurfing.

Interests

Fishing, boating, 4WDing, photography, hiking, camping, travel, reading, snowboarding, body-boarding, kayaking, downhill long-boarding, cooking, beach sports. I love nature and adventure, I want more experience with trekking and traversing rough terrain on extended trips into the wilderness.

  • photography
  • festivals
  • cooking
  • vegetarian
  • drinking
  • boating
  • reading
  • traveling
  • fishing
  • hiking
  • kayaking
  • camping
  • snowboarding
  • sports
  • hitchhiking
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Whatever suits the mood and situation in all categories.
I like to read non-fiction books that are related to my interests but do enjoy the occasional novel also.
Watch all different films as well

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand. Also San Fermin in Pamplona, Spain. Both incredible (just make sure to get in the very middle of it to really see what I mean)

Teach, Learn, Share

I enjoy people who are excited about their passion and love to talk about it and get others involved! Anyone who has a lot of energy and zest for life.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, India, United Kingdom

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