CURRENT MISSION

the here and now, no really, here and now

ABOUT ME

australian, long term overseas. i'm always fascinated by the changes that occur in my environment, and me whenever i cross a border..

i build websites for humanitarian ngo's, eg.:
http://ep.org.pk/
http://afvcegypt.wordpress.com/

i'm also working on a website to help learn russian, egyptian/colloquial arabic, indonesian (even though i'm still learning myself):
http://www.dailymotion.com/user/rus1net/1
http://talkegypt.net/
http://indo1.com/

PHILOSOPHY

"It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." J. K. Rowling

more important than left or right is whether the politician is honest

focus on the positive, without being too naive

everything is true, and its opposite

the mind tries to find systems to explain everything, the heart finds joy in the mystery

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted people from France, Holland, surfed in Geneva, Nice, Montreal and Lisbon, all fantastic experiences.

Interests

history, culture, motorbikes, food, tango, yoga, salsa, buddhism via vipassana meditation, osho & eckhart tolle

• culture
• tango
• environment
• dining
• yoga
• meditation
• buddhist
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Ratanaruang, Farhadi, Moodysson, Fellini, Solondz, Chaplin, Scandinavian, Italian and comedies.

Zazie, Craig Armstrong, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Ludovico Einaudi, Fabrizio Moro, Vangelis, Amr Mustafa, Café del Mar, Kitaro, Arc-en-Ciel, Mylène Farmer, Maksim, El Bicho, Vintazh, Stephan Bodzin, Minogue, Evanescence, X Japan, The Church, Jovanotti, Tina Arena, Giusy Ferreri

dark humour, quirky families and characters The Office, Peep Show, Always Sunny in Philadelphia, South Park, Familiengericht

not into action/horror/crime (although Familiengericht contains elements of all 3)

Martel, Huxley, Houellebecq, Keyes, Krishnamurti, Kundera, Barrowcliffe, Nin, Elton, Tolle, Osho, Wilde

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

10-day vipassana meditation experience (dhamma.org) - realising it all comes from within
calanques of marseille without a map (be very careful!)
puglia - polignano a mare, monte sant'angelo at dusk
motorbike tokyo-sapporo
drive adelaide-uluru (without aircon)

Teach, Learn, Share

Video Montage, Vietnamese spring rolls

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Egypt, France, Germany, Japan, Sweden

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