CURRENT MISSION

Live, work and travel out of my comfort zone for 12 months.

ABOUT ME

Well, me personally I am a teacher of Information Technology and Business. Before that I worked as an IT technician. I coach and play hockey and like all things sporty. I'm currently studying Indonesian back in Australia (also took a year off that). I live in a down called Drouin back home in Victoria Australia. I own two dogs that I had to leave to go traveling in Europe(they are living with my parents atm) I have traveled for small amounts of time 30 days - to Indonesia, NZ, and Fiji which were fun, but not enough time to really appreciate and live life being away from our daily routine. I moved to Holland this year for a year with the goal of traveling around Europe and meeting people from different counties. I believe that it is all about experiences, and who you meet is mainly a part of that.

PHILOSOPHY

Be organised, but be prepared for some random spontaneity.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosted a few times in Holland, but hoping that when I get home to Australia - the holidaying doesn't stop, by having people visit me! Currently traveling Europe and meeting a plethora of lovely new people through CS! For me couchsurfing is not a free place to crash, it is about learning and experiencing the culture, food, and how things function behind what tourists see.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted a few people in Holland so far, but most of my experiences have been surfing so far - and have loved it. From sailing in northern holland, to dancing in Brussels to hiking in the Pyrenees - I am yet to have a bad experience with couchsurfing. I love the idea. I even got a phone call when we were wet, cold and in trouble in Norway!

Interests

Sport - anything related (play hockey,tennis,soccer(football) and cricket. But I will watch and enjoy all sports.
I enjoy chatting about all kinds of things - politics, environment, climate change (or is it?), animals, religion. Can talk about most things :)

• animals
• dogs
• culture
• dancing
• environment
• dining
• cooking
• running
• coach
• politics
• technology
• traveling
• socializing
• juggling
• hiking
• surfing
• sailing
• sports
• cricket
• soccer
• hockey
• tennis
• business
• teaching
• religion
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

I do enjoy the odd blockbuster movie - but only as an "easy watch" - documentaries and books also are things I read/watch a lot when traveling. Shawshank Redemption ,Fight Club, Seven, Happy Gilmore, Seinfeld, The Simpsons, Documentaries, there is so so so many more to add...
Music - hard one, I'm not the one that will go to a rock concert - although I could be swayed, but I listen to a huge range of music, books - not crime novels - most other books.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The most amazing thing that I have done, well it's hard to say, but I would say that hiking up gunung agung in Bali at 3am to a magnificent sunrise would be close. Also a run around a mirrored lake in Slovenia at 6am (mountains surrounding it, reflection of the trees, so quiet except for my footsteps and the occasional bird chirp.

Teach, Learn, Share

well - this is kinda hard, I have a degree in computing so I could help someone fix their computer, juggling 3 balls? (if you know how to juggle 4 or 5 please teach me!) How to cook mushroom risotto?

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Fiji, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Netherlands

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