MY OOOOOLLLLLLD profile, that I will get round to updating soon as I get to it!
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CURRENT MISSION

To learn my place in this crazy mad beautiful world and break through some of that damm social conditioning holding me back.

ABOUT ME

Nature-loving small town kiwi-boy venturing out into the big world. Grew up close to the land and I really dig the elements! -Wind is good! :0) Im now thinkin Im needing to go live in some big crazy cities for a few years. I don't find many things taboo so I'm open to most lifestyles and experiences.

PHILOSOPHY

D.I.Y.!!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

MY OOOOOLLLLLLD profile, that I will get round to updating soon as I get to it!
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HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I moved to Perth, Australia in July 2008 and joined, planning to use it then, but didn't. After moving into a sharehouse largely set up for CSing I enjoyed a great year in an ideal house hosting alot of cool people. Since we all took requests we got a range of people. Now I was the most overtly hippy one, but as we all obviously had our own personalities we drew our own style of CSer, which was nice. Now I've been on my first big trip North for about 4 months so it is finally my turn to experience things from the other side :)
In my time here we also got involved in alot of weekly events through the CS Perth group: Santarchy pub crawl, road trips down south, Earthdance etc. We also held a really nice evening at our flat as part of the 'international food nights' held regularly.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted a shiteload of people throughout 2009 and early 2010 at my sharehouse full of csers in Perth, Australia. I finally couchsurfed myself in France a couple times recently and am now going to also do it in Berlin and Thailand on my way back to NZ. Once home I plan to host again in my home town of Raglan, which is a beautiful little town with damm good surf. Last years lonely planet rates it 'probably New Zealands coolest small town.' So yeh come check it out and look me up :)

Interests

Being fit and doing physical shit, Vipassana (and other) meditation, Kung Fu/Tai chi/Chi Kung, gardening, the ocean, surfing, snowboarding, music, dancing, simple fun, eating!. . . . mmmm food! (I think I was obese in a previous life!), cooking, learning about myself through doing different stuff I'm not used to.

• arts
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• yoga
• meditation
• pub crawls
• flying
• gardening
• music
• surfing
• snowboarding
• rock climbing
• biology
• sociology
• road trips

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: I heart huckabees, o brother where art thou, ghost dog, Pans Labrynth,

Music: Pole, Rhythm and Sound, Allen Allien, TV on the radio, Anthony Rotter. Sizzla.
Hip Hop, Indie, Folk, Bluegrass, Electro, Reggae, Ska, dubstep etc etc etc. . .
All styles have good stuff and crap stuff!

I used to read lots, but not much in the last few years.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Vipassana meditation course - there's alot of interesting stuff in there!! :)

Climbing to the top of my local mountain in NZ and flying (i.e. snowboarding) back down!

Teach, Learn, Share

My own philosophies melded together from a permaculture type upbringing, yoga, vippasana, sociology, biology and other stuff. . Am a leather shoemaker which is kind of a dying art these days.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Just returned back to my hometown, after 10 years in Melbourne. Raglan is a lovely little tourist town so I thought I'd offer up what I can to visiting CSers.

My current place is rather tiny!
But I am happy to offer up a parking spot in our driveway for your van.
Or a spot on the lawn for your tent.
Or even if you dont stay here.
I can spend an hour or 3 tour guiding you around the town!
I'm also a surfer, so can go for a surf with you if you need a hand to learn or just want a surf bud for the day.
Also, just feel free to contact me if you need any advice on the town and surrounding areas.

Cheers!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Kenya, Laos, Malaysia, Morocco, Spain, Thailand, Uganda, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, New Zealand

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