ABOUT ME

Hey im Phillip a 25 year old Kiwi who would best describe himself as outgoing and inquisitive. I'm very easy going and get on with almost everyone so hopefully that includes who ever is reading this!

I am a big outdoor person and love hiking, rock climbing, camping and pretty much anything else that envoles the outdoors!

I love conversation, coffee and meeting people with different views from myself. I have always loved travel and I have had the good fortune to have lived in the Cook Islands, France, Australia and New Zealand. I have also worked briefly in England and the States.

I am currently travelling after living and working in Perth (Austrilia) for the last 10months. My current plan is to move to europe but im not yet decided on where excatly!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Just surfing at the moment. but would love to start hosting when I have my own place

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Ive only had great experiences through couchsurfing! I have become close friends with many people that i have met through the site and continue to do so today!

So far through couchsurfing i have deveolped a love of stinky cheese, rockclimbing, and really lame jokes!

Interests

TED.COM, Acumen Fund, ideas, People, adventure, surfing badly, space, languages, thinking differently, economics, history, philosphy, insects, science, camping, conversation, learning, and of course travelling!

• insects
• cooking
• chocolate
• wine
• cheese
• coffee
• reading
• traveling
• billiards
• socializing
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• surfing
• rock climbing
• economics
• history
• languages
• science
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Pink Floyd, ACDC and Guns and Roses

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

+Spent 2012 traveling over 13,000kms solo from London to Cape Town on a push bike

+Worked for a year in Paris as a history guide

+Dropped out of high school to start a chocolate factory

+got a job as a cashier in france in a supermarket at a time when I could barely count to 20!

+lived for four years on Rarotonga a tropical island in the cook islands

+Spent two and a half days on a bus going across Canada

create your own visited country map
or check our Venice travel guide

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach;
how to blow air rings underwater
and how to open a bottle of wine with a shoe! (yes corkscrew!)
beginners how to play pool
frisbee

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Belgium, Botswana, Cambodia, Canada, Czech Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Japan, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Botswana, Canada, Cook Islands, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Ethiopia, France, Germany, India, Italy, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Monaco, Mozambique, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe