CURRENT MISSION

To be outstounding

ABOUT ME

Currently pursuing a PhD in Literature at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Bit of a culture vulture, or at least I try to be. My interests are very broad, ranging from high art to popular culture.

Australia is a wonderful place in many ways, but culturally it is still very young. Also I tend to be very jealous of people who have many languages - not so much need for that where I grew up.

PHILOSOPHY

At the moment I'm trying to be more open to possibilities rather than closing things off before they can begin properly. Travel seems like a good way to do this!

I'm very left politically, I think it is important to take environment and context into account when evaluating a situation.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I haven't couch surfed before.

Interests

art, culture, literature, adventure, politics, videogames

• arts
• culture
• literature
• environment
• politics
• traveling
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Critical theory/philosophy books, Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy, Shakespeare, most forms of music but especially northern soul and glam rock, David Bowie, Serge Gainsbourg, Brigitte Fontaine, Blake, Balzac, Stendhal, Rilke, Proust, Dostoyevsky, Musil, Pynchon, Walter Benjamin, Chris Marker, Jean Renoir, Alfred Hitchcock

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The grave of the incomparable William Blake in London! In Italy I hope to visit Dante, my favourite poet.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm keen to learn new cuisines! And of course about the many fascinating peoples and cultures of the world.