I'm originally from the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia, however I have spent most of the last 4 or 5 years travelling or living abroad in places like Canada, South America, South East Asia, Mexico and Hawaii. During this time I developed a strong interest in our food systems and how we can improve them through small scale biointensive farming techniques. I am now in the process of starting a backyard based urban farming project in Brisbane that I hope will encourage people to eat more locally, more healthily and more mindfully. I follow a very minimalist and low impact lifestyle as much as I can in the city, cooking almost every meal from scratch using base ingredients and minimising consumption within reason. I'm not vegan, but I barely touch meat, eggs or dairy unless they are likely to be thrown out. I like real food, and I love to grow it, cook with it and eat it!

Other than being quite passionate about preserving what is left of our environment I am an outdoor lover, adventurer, traveller, seeker, civil engineer, cyclist, rock climber, surfer and a lover of any thing different or challenging.

I recently rode a bike 3000 kms dressed as a giant carrot from Brisbane to Hobart to raise money for my urban farming project, you can read about it on my blog site here: www.freewheelingfarmer.com

PHILOSOPHY

This is a quote I think should appeal to all true couch surfers - "We cannot discover new oceans unless we have the courage to lose sight of the shore."

I also live by the philosophy that you should work to live, not live to work. I try to keep a good balance in my life. There are more important things than paying mortgages and catching the train to work every day of your life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosted upwards of 30 people when I lived on the Sunshine Coast in Australia.
Convinced my brother and a few other people I know to join up and start hosting, amazingly good times.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couchsurfing has been a large part of my life. I have met a lot of amazing friends (including my ex girlfriend of 5 years) from around the world through hosting.

Interests

Travelling, market gardening, urban farming,
cycle touring, photography, diving, snowboarding, wakeboarding, surfing, ice hockey, rock climbing, camping, triathlons, cycling.

• photography
• dining
• cooking
• vegan
• gardening
• traveling
• blogging
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• camping
• surfing
• scuba diving
• snowboarding
• wakeboarding
• rock climbing
• hockey
• engineering
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Lords of the Bow (about Genghis Khan), Field of Swords (about Julius Ceasar), Marching Powder, Shantaram, Wolf of Wall Street, etc.
Movies: Inception, Anchorman, Super Troopers, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Experienced Ayahusca at a very remote place in the jungles of Colombia and had the most amazing experience of my life.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can show you how to cook delicious vegan meals or help fix anything (I am an engineer and a handyman). I also love to run, swim or do some yoga in the morning.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, Fiji, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Thailand, United States, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada

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