Hey hey! I'm Josh, a 29 year old Aussie who is using 2024 to walk through New Zealand! I grew up in Alice Springs, a small and vibrant town in the middle of Australia, before moving to South Australia to study teaching. For the past two years I have lived in Port Lincoln, teaching PE and food technology at the local high school. I love this combination, it allows me to practice and promote holistic and lifelong health and physical activity.

I'm full of beans, often described by my friends as a kelpie or energiser bunny. I typically channel this energy into physical activity, playing a range of sports including cricket, football, tennis, golf, disc golf and ultimate frisbee. I love throwing a frisbee so much I travel with one, so if you're up for hosting me don't be surprised if I ask you for a throw haha! Other interests include cooking, taking the time to read or journal, running, hiking and getting out and going camping. My staple dish to make is red lentil daal with homemade naan and my favourite hike completed so far is the Larapinta trail to the west of Alice Springs.

Last thing about me, I absolutely love an op-shop. 90% or more of my wardrobe is thrifted, something I'm really proud of. Particularly proud of a 50 cent suit that has featured at multiple weddings and events, and love the 35mm film camera I found on a trip and am now travelling with!

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

I'm on Couchsurfing to meet interesting and friendly people. For most of my travels I have opted for hostels and backpacker accomodation, and this time round I'm after something more authentic and better reflective of the countries I will be travelling through. I want to learn about your favourite activities, foods, customs and culture, and also the inside scoop on the best local places to visit! Would also love to find opportunities to pitch in with your household and home, whether it be completing some odd jobs around the property, chopping firewood, cooking dinner or doing the dishes. Whatever needs doing! A big ethos of mine is leaving a place in as good as or a better condition as how you found it, and I hope that you can trust me to do this at your home

兴趣

• cooking
• reading
• hiking
• tennis
• outdoors
• thrift shopping
• discgolf

音乐、电影和书籍

Books:
Touching The Void- Joe Simpson
Annapurna- Maurice Herzog
Barbarian Days- William Finnegan
The Boys In The Boat- Daniel Brown
Into Thin Air- John Krakauer
The Comeback- Daniel De Vise

Love just about any non-fiction book that focuses on extreme efforts of endurance and survival against the odds.

Music:
Parkway Drive
Yeasayer
Tame Impala
Interpol
Crystal Castles
A Tribe Called Quest
GZA
Wu-Tang Clan
Metallica
Rage Against The Machine

Very eclectic music taste, go through waves where one genre reigns supreme for a month or so and then find another. Currently loving instrumental metal and alternative/indie

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

In November 2023 I set the goal of running 245km, reflective of the 2455 Australian men that died by suicide in 2022. The 245km were run throughout the month, with 100km run over the final weekend. I used the run as an opportunity to raise money and awareness for men's mental health through the NGO Movember, and at the end of the month we were able to raise over $6500. The small community of Port Lincoln really rallied behind the run, to the extent that throughout the 100km weekend I only ran 10km solo. It was an amazing month, and a particularly powerful weekend in my life

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

A good chat, a frisbee throw, a lending hand, a wholesome and healthy meal

我游览过的国家

Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, England, Germany, Guatemala, Italy, Laos, Mexico, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, United States, Vanuatu, Viet Nam

我居住过的国家

Australia, Canada