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Overview

  • 19 references 12 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French, Korean
  • 44, Other
  • Member since 2006
  • Occasional teachers
  • At uni & on the road
  • From New South Wales, Australia
  • Profile 90% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

A bonza adventure, overland from Korea to Ireland via Africa then to North & South America en route to infinity and beyond!

ABOUT ME

We got married in August 2005 then a week later found ourselves teaching English at a Russian school in Mongolia. Having survived the most brutal winter we will ever know, moved to Korea for another teaching stint. A few years ago we completed our bonza adventure - 40 something countries, 6 continents, 3 weddings and a bunch of fun. Quite a honeymoon!
Now settling into "normal life", living and working on the beautiful North Coast of NSW with our gorgeous little daughters! Our adventures continue!

PHILOSOPHY

Do it, whatever it is.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Having family and friends from Switzerland to Santiago we have had wonderful experiences traveling and hosting all over the world.

In 2004 a couple of American university students stayed for a few nights in the small, Australian outback town of 30 where we used to live. One night they were woken by a misplaced joey (baby kangaroo) bounding around the house which became the highlight of their trip.

Interests

Travelling, hiking, photography, exploring...

  • photography
  • dining
  • traveling
  • hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: The Waifs, Xavier Rudd, John Butler Trio, Ben Lee, U2, The Cat Empire, Johnny Cash, Powderfinger, Midnight Oil, Bach, Damien Rice, Crowded House...
Books: Tim Winton, John Irving, Bryce Courtenay...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sharing Lunar New Year celebrations with a nomadic family on the Mongolian steppe in the depths of winter. Complete with boiling sheep... all of it!

Teach, Learn, Share

Share: Mongolian card games
Learn: Food

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mongolia, Morocco, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Mongolia, South Korea, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Old School Badges

  • 5 Vouches

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