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Overview

  • 1 reference
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 60, Male
  • Member since 2015
  • nurse
  • permaculture design course, Northey Street City Farm 2003
  • From Australia
  • Profile 70% complete

About Me

I'm an easy going person. I live in a Queenslander we share with 5 more people in the middle of Brisbane, including Maria Figuerola who is also on couchsurfing. When I'm not working I like taking off on my bike, or going trekking around Brisbane; I try to volunteer every Wednesday at Northey Street City Farm, the local community garden, where I enjoy harvesting and fixing garden beds and pottering around.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am travelling to Europe in August and September and I'm looking into Woofing in Italy as well as couch surfing in France and staying with friends in Switzerland and Spain.

Interests

Travelling, eating good food, push bikes (riding them, fixing them, building them...), drinking beer. Photography, bird watching in the bush, music (duff). Spending time with Maria Figuerola (she made me write this!!! Nah, kidding).

  • animals
  • birds
  • arts
  • architecture
  • photography
  • environment
  • dining
  • cooking
  • wine
  • beer
  • drinking
  • gardening
  • traveling
  • cars
  • music
  • cycling
  • surfing
  • art history
  • history
  • languages
  • volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Group Armada
Movies: Lars and the Real Girl
Books: Catch 22

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Touched a panda!!!

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: cooking, gardening, building shelters/ construction, dealing with demented patients, driving manual cars
Learn: languages, art history, architecture, water conservation, animal husbandry, how to make wine
Share: humor, joie de vivre,

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am pretty self sufficient, I do not need much tending to. I'm happy to pitch in with house chores, mowing, cleaning, either in a rural or urban environment

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Laos, New Zealand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia

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