An Oceanan with a rich cultural heritage, I am a "retired" professor enjoying a healthy happy and adventurous life in the high country of Aotearoa ~ living in voluntary poverty ~ feral freegan style.

Of Eora-Waiora ethnicity ~ I b'long to the old people of Oceana ~ Koorinesians are represented by the southern star of the Southern Cross. Koorinesian culture is the oldest living culture in the world ~ spanning over 100,000 years in Oceana!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couch surfing allows me to connect with like minded souls from Asia and Oceana who cherish Asia-Pacific cultural intelligence ~ We welcome people over 40 who cherish sharing and caring, living and loving, fresh foods and friendly fellowship above accumulating money, power and possessions.

Couch surfing is a traditional way of travelling for Oceanans! Its part of the traditional village culture of Asia too! Asia-Pacific village culture has long embraced "couchsurfing" with a few basic principles to observe.

Koorinesians have our own GST system ~ Gifting-Sharing-Thanking! If you share our deep respect for Asia-Oceana cultures and wish to share with us ~ Aloha, Haeremai, Welcome!
Let me know you travel plans to see if they fit
No alcohol or tobacco smokers please ~ we like to keep our gardens, indoor planLet me know you travel plans to see if they fit ts and the people living here ~ free of alcohol and the tobacco virus!

NOTE ~ I am often away on project field work for days at a time ~ please consider booking at least a week ahead ~ several days notice is usually needed to get me in time :)

Interests

• music festivals
• dancing
• swing dancing
• music
• wild camping
• foraging
• cycle touring
• boogie-woogie
• swimming and surfing
• rambling in mountain rangelands;
• boating and canoing
• wild gardening

Music, Movies, and Books

Music ~ boogies, blues, reggae, rhythm, rock, rumba, samba, swing, soul,
Movies ~ mainly docos, comedy and music movies: not into thrillers, killers, or warmongering films
Books ~ from the classics to modern literature ~ prefer non-fiction now... Let me know you travel plans to see if they fit

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbed the 5 mountains defining Zhonghua ~ the Middle Kingdom ~ China!Let me know you travel plans to see if they fit

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach ~ feral freegan lifestyles
Learn ~ positive communication skills for friendly socialising
Share ~ the teachings of the plain girl ~ yin-yang yoga

Do you know Lao Zi's Dao de Jing? And why he says
"The way that can be told in words is not the right way" and
"Give up learning and put and end to your troubles?"

What I Can Share with Hosts

Country comforts, Koorinesian culture, Dao ways of living, entertaining experiences, stories and adventures ~ all in an alcohol, tobacco virus and nicotine free environs!

O blood type foods (no fermented foods, dairy foods, or gluten) simple village cuisine, organic gardens and the world's foremost sustainable farming systems ~ tiered terrace watershed farming, and padi-pond floodplain farming ~ its called terraquaculture !

Countries I’ve Visited

India, Mexico, Nepal, New Caledonia, Scotland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, China, New Zealand, Norfolk Island