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Overview

  • 2 references
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Recent grad.
  • Batchelors
  • From Brisbane, australia
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

to find a place to live and host surfers

ABOUT ME

I was born in NZ, i moved to Melbourne, Australia when i was 7. then at 11, My family and i moved again to Brisbane, Australia. At 17, I ended up in Darwin. after that i went to California to visit long lost relatives and ended up staying there and making a career in construction. I recently graduated university and will start working in my field once this trip is over

PHILOSOPHY

Have fun, and enjoy yourself. try not to get hung up on little stuff.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None on couchsurfing.com, but i have stayed on many a couch in California and Darwin.

a favorite was a weekend trip to San Diego, where we stayed at a friends place on P.B. also, a similar trip to San Francisco.

Interests

Travelling, Building, motorcycles and cars, reading and swimming.. I really liked a cave swim i went on and am very interested in learning how to scuba dive.

  • horses
  • dancing
  • salsa dancing
  • running
  • motorcycles
  • reading
  • traveling
  • cars
  • scuba diving
  • sailing
  • swimming
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

i read all the time, and listen to mostly rock, rap, metal and folk,

on a bit of a Bruce Springsteen jag at the moment.. and talking heads.

i like my movies entertaining, if i want an intellectual experience i usually read a book.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I saw a herd of horses running through the hills of Timor, it was 2000m up and in torrential rain. they kinda just appeared out of the mist.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know first aid, and a lot of carpentry and other construction. i would like to learn more spanish.. salsa dancing, knots, sailing

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Colombia, Mexico, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Mexico, New Zealand, United States

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