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Overview

  • 16 references 9 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German; learning Spanish
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • Ingenieur
  • Degrees in Engineering and Economics
  • From Adelaide, South Australia
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

My couchsurfing mission is to meet interesting people

ABOUT ME

... i prefer to let people come to their own conclusions here.

PHILOSOPHY

Your perception determines your reality

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Some of my best experiences travelling through Europe were through using CS and at the moment im returning the goodwill by hosting when i have time to show people around

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Experiences in Europe Sep-Dec 07
Since then ive been hosting travellers until my next adventure...

Interests

I am happiest while learning or experiencing something new
Surfing - perth is a great spot for it
Off road motorbiking - in winter i love to get out on my bike back in adelaide
Snow Skiing (i got addicted to skiing after a season spent in Canada and now i do it from my new home base in munich)
Languages: after visiting europe i have developed a love of languages. I am now fluent in german and learning spanish again.
music gigs: dance (trance and house), alternative and some hip hop

  • dancing
  • education
  • traveling
  • survival
  • music
  • cycling
  • surfing
  • skiing
  • teaching
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Dance music (love trance and a bit of house)
PVD, Sander Van Doorn, Armin Van Buuren
Hip hop (into the US and Aussie underground scene. No gangsta rap!!)
who's heard of the last emperor, Binary Star, Unknown Prophets. Id love to hear from any CSers that are into this stuff. Its just sooo hard to find good new music of this type

Books: a few that i like
A brief history of time Stephen Hawking
Traders Guns and Money: Satyajit Das
Confessions of an Economic Hit man
The power of one: Bryce Courtenay
Six thinking hats: Edward De Bono
How to win friends and influence people Dale Carnegie

Movies: i have pretty varied taste, i guess its a mood thing really.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ski season in the Canadian Rockies (Sunshine, Kicking Horse, Lake Louise mostly).
4 months travelling solo through europe
surfing in Margaret River, WA

Teach, Learn, Share

What i find inspiring about this network is that we live in a world where our survival will increasingly depend on our ability to work together across national and cultural boundaries.

By experiencing each others cultures we are fostering a spirit of togetherness that will ultimately help solve some of the big problems that will be presented to our generation.

I think it is as important for a person to be well travelled and globally conscious as it is for a formal education. My travel experiences have opened my eyes and expanded my mind, I look forward to meeting many more interesting people using this network.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, Germany

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