CURRENT MISSION

To enjoy and share the richness of life - music, theatre and the huge and wonderful outdoors - with great people

ABOUT ME

I love the outdoors and The Arts and Charlie and my dog.
My partner Charlie and I moved to Ottawa from Sydney, Australia and we love it. We're now dual citizens. There's plenty for us to do and enjoy and contribute to - theatre, music, cycling, back country skiing, hockey, mountain biking, canoeing.
We share our house with three tenants and we enjoy having extra guests and the experience that brings.
Several times a year we host house concerts in our home - with professional touring musicians performing to an attentive audience. It's a bit like a party with fantastic live music.

PHILOSOPHY

To experience life with positive energy, to share that with others and to be grateful every day for the incredibly fortunate life I live.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We hosting enjoy hosting and we'd also like to stay with couch surfing hosts when we travel.

Interests

Music, live theatre, singing, environmental consciousness, cross country skiing, mountain biking, city cycling, canoe tripping, playing (ice) hockey.

• dogs
• arts
• singing
• concerts
• traveling
• music
• live music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• canoeing
• skiing
• hockey
• renovation

Music, Movies, and Books

Contemporary folk music (we love Folk Festivals), Independent singer songwriters.
Movies: Many, of course, but here's a sample I can think of. Brazil, Pan's Labyrinth, Monty Python: Holy Grail and Life of Brian, Amour, Truth and Lies, Spotswood, The Big Steal, Black Robe, Strictly Ballroom, Exotica, The Sweet Hereafter.
Books: One Hundred Years of Solitude, The Bridge, Cloudstreet, The Stone Angel, Lullabies for Little Criminals, A Complicated Kindness, The Colony of Unrequited Dreams, The Shipping News, Plato and a Platypus walk in to a Bar, Catch-22, Three Day Road, The Boy who swallowed the Universe.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sunrise across the Alps on my Alpine touring skis

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'd certainly be happy to help around the house in any way I can. And I can share experiences and stories about hosting

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Barbados, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Singapore, Slovakia, Switzerland, Thailand, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada

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