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Overview

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  • Fluent in English; learning French
  • 72, Male
  • Member since 2017
  • Electronic engineering
  • Tertiary
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

I was born in England and in 1982 I emigrated to Australia by driving overland in an Austin Seven (1937)

Married an Australian (married my commonsense) and we both enjoy travel.

I am a handy man, passionate of electronics, mechanics and renewable energy, especially solar. One of my hobbies is to fix things. There is almost nothing I cannot fix. I take it as a challenge.

I consider myself open minded and I love interesting conversations. I also like jokes and having good time with people.

I also enjoy having a nice glass of wine from time to time.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

We have had many workawayers and exchange students from different parts of the world in the last 20 years. One of the workawayers just told me about couch surfing so I thought I would like to give it a try as we have experience hosting and meeting people.

Interests

  • classical music
  • travels
  • learning french
  • vintage cars
  • inventions
  • mechanics
  • electronic

Music, Movies, and Books

Classical, and music from other cultures.
Favourite movie, Ghandi

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Drove around Australia in a 1923 Citroen 5CV from Perth to Perth clockwise, replicating the trip of first car to do so in 1925

Built a pipe organ kit with my laser cutter

I have done ballooning and parachuting

Teach, Learn, Share

I am interested in Learning French. Can help with English.

What I Can Share with Hosts

We can share interesting conversations and knowledge from a lot of different fields and learn from each other. You never know what you are able to learn from some other people.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Monaco, Montenegro, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, England, France

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