I'm from Aotearoa (New Zealand), but have decided to go places.

I am a coffee worker and musician. In the past I have been a bicycle courier, bicycle mechanic, and entrepreneur.

My favorite thing I've done is co-founding an all-ages music and arts venue. The entrance-way read: "No Racism. No Sexism. No Homophobia. No Violence. No Alcohol. No Drugs."

// WHERE

I am currently in Melbourne staying with friends before I continue on to Europe (after a quick stop in New York!). After New York, I go to Iceland, Denmark, Germany, and after that I don't have a plan but I will go to France, Italy, Spain, and eventually the UK.

// YOU & I

Advice from experienced travelers and suggestions of places to go and things to see would be much appreciated! I mostly want to see live music, art, historical features and interesting scenery. I want to eat vegan food too.

I don't know what country I'll end up living in when I'm finished this trip, but you will be most welcome to come and stay with me!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My first experience with CouchSurfing/CouchSurfers was via my old house-mate in New Zealand, he had many people come to stay with us through CouchSurfing and it was really fun and interesting to meet others from far away places. I have little experience with these websites so far, but I have hosted many people (mostly musicians on tour through New Zealand).

Interests

Making and drinking coffee, riding bicycles, watching films, playing and going to live music, eating vegan food, meeting people.

• arts
• coffee
• vegan
• politics
• music
• live music
• punk music
• cycling
• film
• veganism
• hardcore
• drinking coffee

Music, Movies, and Books

Sorry for the big lists... I either have to say a lot or nothing at all when it comes to favorites :)

Anxiety, Barcelona, Belgrado, Björk, Breach, California Love, Ceremony, The Coneheads, Cursed, Dead Prez, Depeche Mode, DIÄT, Discharge, Drive Like Jehu, Earth, Fucked Up, Fugazi, G.L.O.S.S., Gang Of Four, Give, Glue, Head Wound City, Institute, Jesu, Krömosom, Low, M.I.A., Masses, Milk Music, Mission Of Burma, Morrissey, My Bloody Valentine, Nation Of Ulysses, Pawns, Pissed Jeans, Pleasure Leftists, Pygmy Lush, Radioactivity, Rakta, Ratking, Saccharine Trust, Salem, Schifosi, Self Defense Family, Seth Frightening, Shellac, Siekiera, Slint, The Smiths, Some Girls, The Stooges, Swet Shop Boys, Total Control, Tragedy, True Widow, Turnstile, Vivian Girls, Warthog, Wipers, Wire, Womb.

2001 A Space Odyssey, 2084, A Clockwork Orange, AKIRA, Another State Of Mind, Aoi Haru, Arrival, Being John Malkovich Blade Runner, Blue Is The Warmest Colour, Boy Meets Girl, Caché, Citizen Kane, Dazed And Confused, The Decline Of Western Civilization, Elysium, Enter The Void, Eraserhead, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Ex Machina, Eyes Wide Shut, Ghost In The Shell, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Gummo, Hackers, Heat, Heathers, Hell Or High Water, Her, I Spit On Your Grave, Immortel, Irréversible, Le Samouraï, Los Cronocrímenes, Lost In Translation, Love, The Lovers On The Bridge, Mad Max, Mars Attacks, The Mask, Moon, Night On Earth, No Country For Old Men, Once Were Warriors, Only Lovers Left Alive, Persepolis, Point Break, Pulp Fiction, Rumble Fish, The Shawshank Redemption, They Live, Thief, Videodrome.

Adbusters (magazine), Jacobin (magazine), Maximum RockNRoll (magazine), New Philosopher (magazine). 1984.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have a very large scar over my stomach, from surviving a near-death situation...

Teach, Learn, Share

I've been all over the North Island of New Zealand, and I have recently traveled through the South Island of New Zealand (including Stewart Island) so if you would like to know about traveling in my homeland or if you are just interested in hearing about it then I can help with advice!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I could make a delicious vegan dinner for us. I can do some maintenance on your bicycle to make it ride really great (I've been a bike mechanic in the past). You could come see some live music with me!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand