CURRENT MISSION

To live life to the full in giving and savouring the delights and wonder of the planet!

ABOUT ME

I'm a guy who's keen to find out more about the world and myself through people and nature, listening, mucking around together, watching and doing! For the last nine years I've been flying around the Crocodile Islands in the Arafura Sea above Arnhem Land working with indigenous (aboriginal) Australians to create the best, most inspiring and relevant education for them to move into their future on their own land....a real privilege! I'm currently on study-leave and focussing on studying eco-villages, Reggio Emilia Approach to education and Bioneers Conference about inter-disciplinary wholistic/nature-centred approaches to dealing with world issues. I'm also creating a site and business called 'Place Within' that centres on using photography and design to heighten people's understanding and pleasure of Place, through workshops, cards and other retail items.

PHILOSOPHY

Be Here Now...Relax but do everything I can to honour Life and everyone who I share life with!!!! EVERYTHING must be Win/Win and inspiring! Love the one you're with...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Very early days..I haven't started yet! ...But I guess initially being open to giving and receiving positive experiences...and through positive and deep exchanges making a better world!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None yet although my 3 kids and loving ex-wife have all had extensive experience in Europe and UK

Interests

Kayaking, Environmental and Personal Well-Being, Health, Photography, Cultures, Design, Nature, Cycling, Exercise,Philosophy, Meditation, Yoga, Gender Issues, Playing and listening to music, Spirituality, Ethics, Fatherhood/Parenting, Dancing.

• design
• photography
• dancing
• education
• ethics
• exercise
• yoga
• meditation
• flying
• music
• cycling
• kayaking
• camping
• business
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES: I Am Love, Like Water for Chocolate, Perfume (Film), Amilie, The Unbearable Lightness of Being MUSIC: Tom Waits, Van Morrison, Ashana, Yothu Yindi, Jazz, Jazz fusion, classical, African traditional music, BOOKS: Fugitive Pieces (Anne Michaels) 'The Timeless Way of Building' and 'A Pattern language' by Christopher Alexander. Books on leadership, design and education, self-growth, aesthetics, architecture, contemporary poetry

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

DONE: Hiked to Everest Base Camp, Brought three amazing kids into the world and have a loving ex-wife and am now trying to re-define life and myself as (up until now,) a reluctant gay man. Cycled/Hiked through NZ South Island with my oldest son and Kayaked South-West Wilderness Tasmania with my daughter.SEEN: People change they think and feel about themselves and the world.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'D LIKE TO SHARE: about what indigenous people have to positively contribute to the planet! I'D LIKE TO HELP: people find inspiration and themselves through their landscape and living environments...It's fun
helping people with designing their own environments...it's what I've done for a living but I just LOVE doing it! I'D LIKE TO LEARN about what makes different people happy, inspired and Being their best!

Countries I’ve Visited

Denmark, France, Nepal, New Zealand, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia

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