CURRENT MISSION

Finding my niche.

ABOUT ME

I have travelled a lot throughout Australia with my family as a young grasshopper, which, i suppose, fueled my thirst for travel as an adult. For the past 6 years i have been travelling around the world by motorcycle, working on oil platforms in various countries to finance the trip. I have lived in Spain for a couple of years, but am now back in Australia, trying to settle in.

PHILOSOPHY

I haven't yet found a personal philosophy; perhaps that's why i travel.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted some interesting people, both at my parent´s place in Portland and in my sharehouse in Melbourne. I have used CS once or twice overseas, and hope to do so from time to time when i travel.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

All good experiences so far, it never ceases to amaze, watching the CS ideal become reality!
Also some great experiences in off-the-beaten-track locations, notably Iran; the Iranians are the most hospitable people i have ever met.

Interests

Motorcycles, literature, language.

• literature
• festivals
• motorcycles
• traveling

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies by Lars Von Trier, Pedro Almadóvar, the Cohen Brothers. Also an Iranian director by the name of Makmalbaf.
Most types of music. I tried to get into Country, but only got as far as Bluegrass. Currently listening to West African music and European folk.
The classics, anything by Joseph Conrad; Guns, Germs and Steel by Jarad Diamond; Songlines by Bruce Chatwin; Other favourite authors are; Patrick White, Gabriel García Márquez, Salman Rushdie, Thomas Hardy.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

30 million people in one small town for a Hindu religious festival, all trying to bathe in the Ganges.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can offer practical mechanical assistance on the irrepressible BMW R series motorcycles (2valve engines).
Also, did you know that Uzbekistan and Liechtenstein are the only two countries in the world that are double landlocked? (ie they are themselves surrounded by landlocked countries).

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Angola, Australia, Bahrain, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Senegal, South Africa, Tajikistan, Togo, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Western Sahara

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom

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