CURRENT MISSION

I'm a standup comedian and MC.
I also an author and write ebooks.

ABOUT ME

Love travelling and meeting people.
Favourites was Japan,Australia,New zealand, Singapore,Tioman Island,cook islands.
on my travels I meet a lot of people, some I still keep in touch with.

https://www.facebook.com/joe.bains
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Universal-Adventurer/191562550884980?fref=ts
http://universaladventurer.com/
Healthy Eating Ebook: http://universaladventurer.com/HealthyEatingToLoseWeigthFast.php
PHILOSOPHY

Its the journey not the destination, and above all travel light as thats how your going to leave at the end of your travels.
I'm a very growth oriented person.
I intend to be show the edges of my beliefs and also what lies beyond (Steve Pavalina)
I create my life, the universe is my playground.
never believe anything that does not empower you, or you will wither away and die.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I like to say yes, and then think about it afterwards!
99.999% people I've met are amazing and I've learnt something from each and everyone.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

none so far,heard about couch surfing from an American couple,while in New Zealand, who were raving about it.

Interests

travelling, Speakers club (toastmasters), Standup Comedian, Aikido, Scuba Diving,Snowboarding,learning languages (currently German), etc, etc
I love to grow and learn new things all the time.
currently learning standup comedy,giving speeches, working towards being able to walk a tight rope.
also learning to juggle 4-5 balls - can do 4.
would love to learn the unicyle and skateboard.

• cooking
• clubbing
• traveling
• socializing
• juggling
• surfing
• scuba diving
• snowboarding
• skateboarding
• engineering
• languages
• lakes

Music, Movies, and Books

currently studying stevepavalina.com - very interesting and eye opening stuff.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1. walked up liverpool ridge (Wanaka,new zealand) in a gale,with my wife (who was contemplating leaving me after this!) and used the loo with the best view in the world!
2. Did aikido in Hombu Dojo in Tokyo.
3. skinny dipping in mountain lakes.
4. Scuba Diving course in Tioman island

Teach, Learn, Share

teach/learn/share
Aikido
Linux Network Administrator
Juggling
standup comedy
public speaking

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love learning new things, cool things and am very open to sharing all I've learnt.
I like to find out what makes people tick - what gets you going?
what your passions are? etc,etc,etc
I can teach you to juggle, the basics of standup comedy, public speaking.
I used to be an IT geek, was a linux network adminstrator/windows admin/Cloud engineer/ DBA (mysql) so can teach you any of these as well.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cook Islands, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, England, Fiji, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Macao, Malaysia, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Philippines, Scotland, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, Switzerland, United Kingdom