I can talk to anyone about anything I have travelled extensively around Europe and the US and love speaking to strangers. In towns, I find domestic architecture fascinating. In the country, I love anywhere that is green and leafy and shady.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I enjoy learning about other cultures. I live in a beautiful part of the world and am happy to introduce visitors to the wonders of Sydney and my local areas, the Illawarra and Shoalhaven on the south coast of New South Wales.

Interests

• dogs
• gardening
• reading
• classical music
• folk music
• sightseeing
• travelling

Music, Movies, and Books

Classical music particularly religious choral music.
Folk music - Irish, Scottish, Australian, American
Movies that make you think: Inherit the Wind, The Scarlet and the Black, To Kill a Mocking Bird, Truth.
Musicals that can be watched again and again: Mama Mia, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.
Any film set in France or Italy.
Travel biographies, crime novels.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Worked in 42nd Street, New York as an IT Consultant for a year whilst still in my twenties. Two years later, I bought a herb nursery in Ballarat, a large country town in Victoria, Australia, with a friend. I worked in IT in Melbourne during the week and maintained a large herb garden and propagated herbs on the weekend meeting completely different types of people.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am a brilliant weeder!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Denmark, Fiji, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States