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Overview

  • 21 references 13 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Japanese, Spanish
  • 45, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Student, Teacher, Musician, Gardener, Pilot, Traveller
  • A work in progress...
  • From Canberra, Australia
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Come out little mushrooms... Where are you hiding!?

ABOUT ME

Australian, though not your typical Aussie.
Living and working in Europe for the past 13 years.
A global citizen with a Big Picture perspective.
Happiest when the sun is shining
Favourite colour: green
Favourite food: mushrooms!!

PHILOSOPHY

To live is by a thought to go,
To move in spirit to and fro,
To drink the stream and taste the sweet,
To mind the good and bad we meet,
Observing all the things we see
How choice and rich they be.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Mi casa es tu casa. Always happy to share what I have... shelter, food, knowledge.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Sharing an old, wet mattress in a cave; a tipi with a cozy fire; an attic in the self-fashioned home of a modern-day Templar Knight.

Interests

Living Outdoors, Mountains, Paragliding, Hiking, Live music, Folk, Jazz, Cuban Salsa, Swing dance, Yoga, Sustainability, Slow food, Vegetarian food, Organic Gardening, Exotic accents, Maps, Trees

  • dancing
  • dining
  • cooking
  • vegetarian
  • yoga
  • walking
  • drinking
  • gardening
  • music
  • live music
  • jazz
  • outdoor activities
  • hiking
  • paragliding
  • cartography
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Not really a screen-watching person, but I do sometimes... World Cinema,stuff that makes me think.
Most music... provided it's good.
Books: Biography, Historical fiction, Adventure/travel, Self-knowledge, Bill Bryson, Paulo Coelho

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Well, 3 actually: My first cross-country flight on a paraglider, Walking the Camino de Santiago, Growing a tree from seed

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach - Useless perhaps, but I can tie a bow-tie.
Learn - I'd really like to learn about keeping bees and would love to be able to play the Harmonica.
Share - Always some food and stories (I also cook delicious garlic mushrooms).

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, France, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom

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  • 3 Vouches
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