ABOUT ME

I'm a 26 year old media arts graduate, looking to step into responsible media/video-journalism. Currently living and working in Hobart, enjoying a simple life of chipping away at writing and community radio production.

I love documentaries, films, news and analysis. Thunderstorms. The green waterfalls back at home. Queenslanders's verandahs. Talking politics, talking beer.

A calm, open minded and considerate person. Always tremendously grateful for the experiences couchsurfing has offered and keen to reciprocate!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I spent a good portion of 2012 around Iceland, England and Spain and was fortunate enough to be hosted by a number of incredibly warm people.

Interests

People are very important to me, but I'm also very independent. So as much as I love grabbing a beer and talking, or walking and listening to music with people.. I also spend a lot of time on my own reading, swimming, making things, cooking things. I'm trying travel with a mindfulness that's more about time and connections.

• arts
• books
• documentaries
• cooking
• beer
• walking
• gardening
• politics
• news
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• trumpet
• hiking
• soccer
• swimming
• communications
• journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

Woody Allen, Kieślowski, Jean Cocteau, Sidney Lumet, Michael Haneke, Robert Connolly, Lars Von Trier, Thomas Vinterberg, Wong Kar-wai .. that's not all, tell me more.

Sigur Ros, Pavement, Beck, DJ Shadow, Kid Koala, Bill Calahan, the Concretes, the Doors, Black Keys, Cake, Alice Coltrane, Andrew Bird, Nick Cave, Paul Simon..

Books by Tom Robbins, Gabriel García Márquez, Murakami, Jorge Borges, Ian McEwan, Raymond Carver, Dorothy L Sayers, Jonathan Frazen, Knut Hamsun.. yadda yadda

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Watching Kathmandu disappear under a blanket of monsoon clouds every morning from my balcony.

Hiking through the Tarkine wilderness in Tasmania.

Listening to a story telling in little Kilkenny, Ireland

Saying hello to a lost seal pup in Isafjordur, Iceland

Returning home to swim in the waterholes

Teach, Learn, Share

Apparently I'm good at helping people appreciate the little things. I'm reflective and always willing for conversation. I could teach someone how to do a round off, make crowns out of ferns, ginger beer, cook a killer dahl, play some guitar, scales on the trumpet, make books.

I would treasure the opportunity to practice my Spanish. I would also love the opportunity to play music with people.

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Iceland, Ireland, Nepal, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Nepal, Spain