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Overview

  • 3 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French; learning Nepali
  • 37, Other
  • Member since 2008
  • Outback Tour Guide, and Project Manager
  • Bachelor of Music degree
  • From Melbourne, AUS
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Travel Australia inside out, then conquer the world!

ABOUT ME

OK, so I have a backpack..

I'm a guy who is going to see the world, and experience everything it has to offer. Culture, places, languages, people. I live Australia and I'm a musician. Life's too short to deny dreams.

PHILOSOPHY

One chance, one shot at life, live it up!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We hope to couch-surf the world. People can stay with us in Melbourne (great city). If you're easy going, open minded, I'm sure we'll meet someday.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We've found couch surfers to be incredibly open-minded and relaxed. Such a pleasure to be around. Also honesty is a key value. The only regret is that we don't do it more often.

Interests

Music.. Art.. Culture.. Fitness.. Adventure.. Outdoors.. Tasting foriegn beers.. long walks off short piers..

  • arts
  • culture
  • beer
  • fitness
  • traveling
  • music
  • outdoor activities
  • backpacking
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts, Escape from Kathmandu - Kim Stanley Robinson, Diary of Vincent Van Gogh, Wayne Shorter's autobiography, "Reflections" - Paul Cox, Free Play - Stephen Nachmanovitch, Into The Wild (soundtrack + movie)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

John rode a 250 motorbike around Australia, Jeanne drove her van around... They met halfway incidentally... and have been together since

Teach, Learn, Share

We can play music together. I'm an acoustic bassist.

Also.. Hacky Sack !

I love to learn other languages and cultures,
and teach people / show people my own.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Japan, Nepal, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia

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