Bonnie Dowling's Photo

Unverified Profile

  • Payment not verified
  • Phone not verified
  • Government ID not verified

Not Accepting Guests

  • Last login almost 8 years ago

Join Couchsurfing to see Bonnie’s full profile.

Overview

  • 8 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 37, Female
  • Member since 2007
  • Bike road skills instructor/derby gal/ bicycle enthusiast
  • Bachelor of Visual Art
  • From Adelaide, South Australia
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

we live in cities of concrete and aslphelt, this is my playground waiting to be explored

ABOUT ME

I am a huge cycling enthusiast. I love all things bikes, radical punk/diy/anarchist/feminist/queer community, bold uninhibited dancing, radical craft, community arts, the outdoors, local food and culture.
Roller derby takes over my life these days. 4years and going strong. I really like people of all types. I love meeting new folks and hearing their stories. I consider my self to be be very easy going and enjoy the company if most.

I work as a bike education instructor visiting primary schools all over South Australia getting kids on their bikes and doing it safely
I volunteer for a bicycle advocacy group called The Bicycle Institute of South Australia and am also involved in other community cycling groups and rides, such as Critical Mass, our Community Bicycle Workshop and bike kitchen, an all girls bike gang, i'd like tio get involved in bike polo again and find more opportunities to ride my tall bike with other freak bikers

Whenever i travel i always try to touch base with the local cycling community, rad diy folk, track food not bombs folk and community bike workshops, attend derby trains and eat a hell of a lot of tasty food and get a feel for what the place is like by bike.

Currently i am traveling without a bike in the States, USA but would love to visit bikers over here and possibly borrow bikes while I stay.

when I have a home again I'd love to host riders.

Interests

i love bicycles, dancing like a crazy maniac, being proactive, zines, using my hands creatively, art, lurking the streets at night, dumpster diving, critical mass, climbing buildings, urban exploring eg. caving in storm water drains, scheming, people, community, food not bombs, free things, travelling, learning, frizbee, games

  • arts
  • culture
  • photography
  • diy
  • dancing
  • education
  • dining
  • instructor
  • traveling
  • dumpster diving
  • outdoor activities
  • cycling
  • spelunking
  • scuba diving
  • rock climbing
  • track and field
  • bike polo
  • teaching
  • volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

music wise i'm fond of:
Bjork, A silver mt Zion, Godspeed you black emperor, Daft Punk, Placebo, Tori Amos, Bob Log III, Jason Webley, The Smiths, The Cure, Pixies, Mogwai, Broken Social Scene, Vulgargrad, NIN, sigur ros, Interpol, Peaches, 2manyDJs, Arctic Monkeys, Defiance Ohio...

on film: amelie, girl in a cafe, dancer in the dark, control, velvet goldmine, edward scissorhands, indiana jones series

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Riding the coromandel penisula in new zealand.
Watching some of the world best roller derby leagues play it out at the star of texas bowl.
Being involved in our local bike kitchen. The culture of sharing what you know and what you have warms my heart

Teach, Learn, Share

share what you know. education has become almost completely institutionalised so let us share our skills, knowledge and stories. i like teaching circus skills, photography, practical art, playing games, listening to stories, fixing and pulling apart contraptions,

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, New Zealand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia

Join Couchsurfing to see Bonnie’s full profile.

My Groups