CURRENT MISSION Hitchike around Taiwan, improve my Mandarin. ABOUT ME Hi, I'm Ollie. I'm a highschool Maths and Physics teacher from Melbourne Australia. I'm pretty passionate about education and I have a blog and podcast about teaching, you can check them both out at www.ollielovell.com/podcast :) Travel is a big part of who I am too . In 2009 I spent 8 months travelling, hitchiking, and CouchSurfing around Europe and the experiences that I had there played a big part in developing me into the person that I am now (I was 18 then). 2010 (Dec) saw me start a 2 month trip through India that profoundly affected me, and in 2012 I went on a 6 month Uni exchange to Copenhagen which was also a wonderful experience. In 2014/15 I spent 2.5 months in China and Taiwan working on my Mandarin. PHILOSOPHY Generosity. Balance. Communication, Love and Compassion. "To act morally is not a constraint, but a liberation!" "They say it's the last song, they don't know us you see. It's only the last song if we let it be."-Selma (acted by Björk) from Dancer in the Dark.. A detachment from ego can be a powerful thing.