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Overview

  • 1 reference 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2018
  • Vagabond
  • No education listed
  • From Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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About Me

I just sold everything and closed my business to embark on long term travel (first stop: South America) to see and experience the world, its people and culture — I may never return home!

I'm a nerd, and a weirdo. I love science, am fascinated with the future, I meditate daily, I take cold showers, play guitar (badly), am an experienced psychonaut, love to challenge myself, get out of my comfort zone and enjoy new experiences. I'm confident, adventurous and restless.

**I live for interesting conversations, deep connections and new experiences.**

Since 2004, I have worked as a journalist, photographer, graphic designer, web developer, video editor, ecommerce store owner, record label owner, finance broker... and been in a couple of bands.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love to connect with people and want to live as a local to truly experience every place I travel. I hosted over 70 travellers in my apartment in Sydney a few years ago (see my photos for some of their reviews) and it was amazing to meet and connect, to share stories, to learn about and understand each other and our cultures.

Interests

  • meditation
  • investing
  • business
  • neuroscience
  • physics
  • nature
  • adventure
  • quantum physics
  • personal development
  • self improvement
  • mindfulness
  • learning
  • space
  • cosmology
  • consciousness
  • vipassana
  • sunsets
  • psychedelics
  • sunrise
  • futurism
  • experiences
  • quantum mechanics
  • meaningful conversation
  • space exploration
  • nanotechnology

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:

- Metal
- Funk
- Rock
- Blues
- 80s Pop
- Jazz

Movies:

- Nature and Space documentaries

Books:

- Rolf Potts - 'Vagabonding'
- Carl Sagan - 'Pale Blue Dot'
- Richard Feynman - 'Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman'
- Sam Harris - 'Waking Up'
- Tony Robbins - 'Personal Power 2'

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

10 day Vipassana meditation retreat

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: I can teach you to meditate. I've also read over 400 books on: science, evolution, the brain, space, the universe, physics, the future, artificial intelligence, business, personal development, investing, health, philosophy... so plenty of things to discuss.

Learn: About you, your story, how it is to live where you live, Spanish, Portuguese.

Share: Conversations, ideas, adventures, new experiences.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm a unique person with really diverse interests and I LOVE to connect with other people from different backgrounds. We're guaranteed to have some interesting conversations! I'm full of surprises, too.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Peru, Poland, Singapore, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Australia, Peru

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