G'day! My partner Ha Ly and I are off on an adventure and we're keen to make new mates along the way. We'd be grateful to tag along for a day, catch-up for tea/coffee or just generally explore your city with you.

We've both had pretty busy lives, having done all sorts of work: from farm work to finance, from barista to business management, from shoe salesman to surveyor. We'd be over the moon to hear about your life, hobbies and endeavours.

Super keen on food/culinary 🍲🦆🍞🥙☕ Ha Ly used to be a barista and I used to bake and sell bread

Love to meet new people 💃🕺👋 I'll chat to anyone and Ha ly is studying psychology

Generally just enjoy learning, discussing new ideas and pushing our comfort zones ⛰️🚵📖👨‍🎓🧠 Ha Ly loves painting and general art while I'm really into startups and entrepreneurship. Well definitely hit a few art galleries and I'll be dropping into the local startup hubs.

We haven't made any solid plans so far, so if you're around we'd be love to catch-up or come visit you :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing seems like the perfect combination of my love of meeting new people, my desire to see places through the eyes of locals and my rapidly decreasing savings.

I also feel hostels/hotels can ruin traveling, they allow you to visit a country for a month without meeting anyone who actually lives there; which for me, defeats the purpose of traveling at all.

Interests

• writing
• education
• cooking
• politics
• reading
• live music
• cycling
• camping
• surfing
• rock climbing
• international relations
• mountain biking
• jogging
• startups
• social enterprise

Music, Movies, and Books

Isabella Allende, Jhumpa Lahiri, Richard Morgan, Gabriel García Márquez, Simón Sinek, Chimanada Ngozi Adiche, Trent Dalton, Jim Butcher, Ian Fleming

Dune, the goldfinch, the last airbender, a fortunate life, the name of the wind, the shadow of the wind, the mountains sing

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Saved up and paid for a euro trip working 3 jobs at age 14

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good conversation and a contagious sense of curiosity that will make you view your own city anew. Plus if all else fails and the ingredients are available perhaps a cooked meal

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Maldives, Nepal, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Slovenia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Chile