Things I Love: dogs, rock climbing, playing music, strong coffee, listening to other people play music, food, beer, and travel.

Things I Don't Love: When snow gets into my pants, and stepping on legos.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Traveling is how I learn. It's taught me all about life, people, music, adventure, and the human condition in general. I love moving around, and living simply. As a full-time educator, Couchsurfing is a way to save money while staying on the move.

Interests

• dogs
• coffee
• live music
• sailing
• rock climbing
• biology
• travel
• meeting new people

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Allen Stone, Fleetwood Mac, Matt Corby, Haitus Kaiyote.

Movies: Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Into the Wild.

Books: Game of Thrones. Game of Thrones.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Once wrestled with a shark while on a research project on the Great Barrier Reef.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: How to play guitar, how to rock climb, how to make fish.

Learning: How to be OK with being alone while traveling.

Share: Beer. Always.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories! And some music. I try and bring my guitar with me on my travels.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, New Zealand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, United States