ABOUT ME

I'm a freelance journalist and student at the University of Queensland. I hope one day to become a novelist and travel writer on top of journalism. I'm absolutely addicted to travel and spend just about everything I earn on it.

PHILOSOPHY

To experience as much as I can, meet new people, go new places, do new things and make every moment totally worthwhile.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Whilst I'd love to be able to offer a place to sleep for anyone passing through Brisbane I can't at present (though that will hopefully change in the near future). If you want someone to show you round the city, I'd be happy to help. Always up for a bite to eat, a drink or a coffee, so if you're in Brissie, drop me a line.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

New to CouchSurfing, but looking forward to really getting into it in the future.

Interests

Travel, reading, writing, football, cooking, philosophy, sitcoms (I'm something of an addict)

• writing
• cooking
• coffee
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• soccer
• freelancing
• journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

Books -
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Hunter S. Thompson; On the Road, Jack Kerouac; For Whom the Bell Tolls & The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway; The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald; Bonfire of the Vanities, Tom Wolfe; American Psycho & Rules of Attraction, Bret Easton Ellis

Movies -
Pan's Labyrinth; The Lives of Others; Downfall; Dr Strangelove; The Godfather; No Country for Old Men

Music -
(Modern) Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dandy Warhols, Decemberists, Cat Empire, Franz Ferdinand, Strokes, Cake, Velvet Underground, Regina Spektor; (Classical) Shostakovich, Chopin, Dvorak, Beethoven, Schubert, Stravinsky
TV -
Black Books, The IT Crowd, Peep Show, 30 Rock, Seinfeld, The Simpsons, South Park

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The jungles of Borneo (and their orange, furry inhabitants), the temples of Angkor and the Great Wall of China are all pretty amazing. A night out with friends in London, Melbourne or HK ain't too bad either. And eating a fried tarantula - you're not going to forget that anytime soon.

Teach, Learn, Share

Pro tip - drunkenly swearing at drug dealers in Cambodian back alleys late at night is not, strictly speaking, the best idea.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, China