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Overview

  • 9 references 7 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Dutch, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Spanish
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Traveler / Surfer / Musician / Education / Open mind
  • Life Experences / University / Post Graduate
  • From Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Surf, music, travel, learn, appreciate, enjoy, respect, repeat.

ABOUT ME

love, laughter, light, dark, waves, water, sea breezes, music, mountains, nature, travel, listening, watching, learning, playing, creating and being.

PHILOSOPHY

Happiness, positivity, respect, gratitude, enthusiasm and appreciation.
See what you have not what you dont have.
We are blessed by earth and the universe.

everyone has a belief in something.

for some, it's surf.
for some, it's art.
for some, it's sex.
for some, it's sport.
for some, it's music.
for some, it's nature.

for some, religion.

these are the things we all use to guide us through the mystery.

in them, we find answers and comfort.

there is no belief more important or worthwhile then another. to the believer they are everything.

these beliefs don't cause us to divide as humans, just diverse.

above the whole mess lies the fact that at as basic level we all as animals want the same simple things, health, food, shelter, and love.

we should all respect each other's right to that, regard to race, human and non human.

we are all the same and will always defend ourselves out of fear and protection.

these ideas can, and are manipulated by those who stand to benefit by money or power.

it is important to remember that nothing is concrete and that everything is a unique experience, rules do not apply.

there is no good guys or bad guys.

our part in the fight is to live out of love and to treat each other with that same love, with tolerance and respect.

good intentions.

people are entitled to believe whatever makes them happy, as long as they aren't hurting anyone.

let them, encourage it.

imagine a colourful world full of sounds, flavours, vibrations and happiness.

don't believe in the newspapers and politicians peddling their agendas.

tearing up the earth and building bombs.

trying to brainwash us into being afraid of each other or feeling inferior so we buy stuff.

don't be afraid.

we are all here on this rock together, so let's wish the best for ourselves and each other.

hate breads hate, it never ends.

only love will concour.

united we stand, divided we fall.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Making people feel at home wherever in the world they are.

I have hosted people Ive met traveling and vice versa but never got onto couch surfing until a few years ago, have hosted and been hosted by many super awesome people. When I'm home in Australia I am more then happy to show people around and have them to stay at my place. Or feel free to hit me up where ever I am.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Met some great people both within and outside the couch surfing community, had great experiences hanging out, being hosted and hosting others.

Interests

Light
Dark
Music
Surfing
Learning
Outdoors
Bikes
Skateboarding
Snowboarding
Festivals
Cinema
Hiking
Camping
Reading
Fishing
Mountains
Oceans
People
Culture
Art
Food
Photography
Happiness
Sea Breezes

  • animals
  • arts
  • culture
  • photography
  • festivals
  • dining
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • outdoor activities
  • fishing
  • hiking
  • camping
  • surfing
  • snowboarding
  • skateboarding
  • sports
  • religion
  • tourism
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

From the momment I wake, I listen to music. I play any instrument I can get my hands on, but I mostly spend my time playing guitar. I am open to all music. Ill watch any movie and most of the time I have a book in my bag.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Trekking through the Himalayas for 3 months.
Living and surfing on a uninhabitated island in
Indonesia.
Seeing animals living in their natural habitat.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, El Salvador, Fiji, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, India, Netherlands

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