Hey, my name is Beau (Pronounced boh). I'm a single 37 year old queerdo who lives and works in Melbourne, Australia. I work in community care and advocacy for people with HIV in Australia. I've worked on HIV related issues for over a decade in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea. I'm also the co-founder and one of the team in Queer Indonesia Archive - a digital archiving project committed to the collection, preservation and celebration of material reflecting the lives and experiences of queer Indonesia. I'm passionate about community development and engagement, especially with the global Queer/LGBTIQ+/Sexually and Gender diverse communities. On the side I'm passionate about writing, exploring through my stomach and general sun-soaked adventures. If you want to see some of my writing - https://medium.com/@beaunewham My slowly dying instagram: @beau.river
Interested in History
Fluent in English
Learning Indonesian
Pioneer Badge
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
Nothing is better than getting to see a city through the eyes of another person - either someone who lives there and loves it or someone who is seeing it for the first time. I think both are essential for staying in love with both the city you live in and the wider world.
Music, Movies, and Books
Writers: Yukio Mishima, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Milan Kundera, Simone de Beauvoir, Michael Moorcock, Angela Carter, Michael Ondaatje. Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Ursula Le Guin, Vladimir Nabokov.
What I Can Share With Hosts
Always happy to share stories about my work, where I lived or anything going on in the world. I'm happy to be a quiet guest in your home, but equally happy to be an adventure buddy to see your life in the city. Try to always try anything at least once.
My Interests
Queer Communities, Community Archives, HIV and sexual health, tattoos, nudism, hiking, waterfalls
