CURRENT MISSION

to get out of my comfort zone and figure out where I fit into this big wide crazy world, while meeting as many new people from as many walks of life as possible

ABOUT ME

My name is Sam. I was born and raised in Adelaide, a small but pretty city in South Australia.

After having spent way too long in the hallowed halls of secondary and tertiary education institutions, followed by a valuable, but ultimately unsatisfying foray into the professional workforce, I've decided to pull up stumps for a while and place my meagre savings into a long desired investment, a lengthy round the world travel experience!

I'm a pretty easy-going, laid back kind of chap, who loves a laugh (and I laugh LOUDLY - just ask any of my friends), great music, film and art, good food, keeping fit and making new friends. I'd say I enjoy long walks along the beach, but that might be a cliche too far...

PHILOSOPHY

The motto I'm trying to adopt more and more is this - YOU LIVE ONCE

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm pretty new to all this, but if making friends in new places counts, then count me in!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I think being able to share your experience of a new country or city with a local makes travel that much more memorable. I've been lucky enough to stay with several friends in different spots within Australia while studying in short courses and holidaying, and the knowledge, contacts with other locals and general hospitality that comes with staying with a local is simply eye-opening, invaluable and forever appreciated.

Interessen

Great music, film, books and art, running, riding and generally keeping fit, trying to surf (I'll stand up one day I swear!) SKIING!!, getting outdoors whenever the opportunity arises, watching great bands and seeing good theatre, acting, singing, playing guitar and dancing like Jagger, going to great bars and drinking good wine, adding to my meagre cooking skills (I make a mean disaster pasta), and most importantly, TRAVEL!

• arts
• books
• singing
• performing arts
• acting
• dancing
• education
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• running
• drinking
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• bungee jumping
• skiing
• teaching
• beaches
• mountains

Musik, Filme und Bücher

Too many to mention, but as a snapshot:

Movies: American Beauty, V for Vendetta, Watchmen, Sunshine, The Fountain, Requiem for a Dream, The Dark Knight, Revolution Road, Lord of the Rings, Saving Private Ryan, Forrest Gump, Mad Max, The Matrix, Kill Bill, Reservoir Dogs, the list goes on...

Music: U2, Sigur Ros, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, INXS, Crowded House, Midnight Oil, Blondie, MGMT, The Presets, Art of Fighting, The Darkness, Jeff Buckley, The White Stripes, Ben Harper, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, AC/DC, Cold Chisel, Cut Copy, Powderfinger, The Angels, Dylan, Hendrix, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Coldplay, The Killers, somebody stop me!!

Books: On the Road - Kerouac, Watchmen - Alan Moore, Lord of the Rings - Tolkien, Q&A - Vikas Swarup, What Its All About - Michael Caine, Hamlet - Shakespeare, Trainspotting - Irvine Welsh, The Road - Cormac McCarthy and many, many more

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

It might be a cliche, but its pretty damn hard to go past jumping off a bridge in NZ with a bungee cable strapped to your feet.

Barreling down winding roads in the Adelaide Hills at 130km/hr in an Aston Martin V8 Vantage rates pretty highly too.

Lehren, lernen, teilen

I've had a lot of experience in amateur and semi-professional theatre and am pretty good with techniques in public speaking and performance and also in singing.

I'm also a good skiier and one heck of a snappy dresser.

Länder, die ich besucht habe

New Zealand

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Australia