CURRENT MISSION

Explore the hidden underbelly of the universe

ABOUT ME

Usually I'm out and about calling for global social justice and a paradigm shift. Otherwise I may be pondering the meaning (or lack thereof) of existing (or not existing). I like to have great discussions, read fascinating book, and discover the other sides of places (outside of the guidebook). On a more frivilous note - I occasionally get excited about small things like Hundertwasser's tree rooms, or Hollow World theory, or whether rolling down a hill when completely sober is still a completely appropriate thing to do at my ripe old age...

PHILOSOPHY

We're all human - better to find links and connections than new things to argue about. However - challenge everything!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

No specific experiences so far - but that's the point, isn't it? New adventures ahoy! And new friends even more so.

Interests

Politics, Spiders, Archaeology, Philosophy, Human behaviour, Climbing, Literature, Film & Movies, Discussions, Candles, Food Rights, etc.

• chickens
• books
• literature
• dining
• cooking
• politics
• movies
• rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Books - Fiction: Anything by: Kelly Link, Jorge Luis Borges, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Angela Carter, Shaun Tan. Also Red by Orhan Pamuk, Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman, If on a winter's night a traveller... by Italo Calvino, The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera, The Anthills of the Savannah by Chinua Achebe, True Country by Kim Scott.

- Non-fiction: Anything by Sven Lindqvist, Gita Mehta, Arundhati Roy. Also anything about time, global social justice, or left-wing/postcolonial politics.

Films - Dead Man, Sunshine, La Cité des Enfants Perdus, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Lajja, Dor, Children of Men, Xala, The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec, The Proposition, La Planete Sauvage, Breakfast on Pluto, Pan's Labyrinth

Music - The range is a bit like: The Deadfly Ensemble, Howlin' Wolf, Flat Earth Society, The Residents, Bic Runga, Tori Amos, Radiohead, The Future Sound of London, Cat Empire, The Herd, Oumou Sangare, Secret Chiefs 3, Four Tet...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Archaeological work in Rwanda - Working with local students, being followed by 30 children down a valley in the hunt for iron ore, living in church housing, naming chickens, hearing tragic stories while watching capitalism fill their places.

Teach, Learn, Share

How to shake your head side-to-side, Jain philosophy, Why time is mystical. How to cut curly hair.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cook a meal, discuss pointless politics, share a good cup of tea

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cambodia, Denmark, Egypt, France, India, Indonesia, Malawi, Malaysia, Norway, Rwanda, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Belgium, Kenya, United Kingdom, United States