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Overview

  • 2 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Philosophising, Volunteering, Writing, Drinking, Politici...
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  • From Canberra
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To live in my most beloved city - Barcelona - and get my spanish fluent. Maybe ill pick up a little Catalan too.

ABOUT ME

Easy going (but everybody says that). I like a beer and a good conversation about the world and the strange things in it. I like active people so it rubs off on me and people who aren't afraid to talk about any topic.

I am committed to making the world a better place for people - be it through volunteering, engineering or just being nice. Also rock climbing is fun.

PHILOSOPHY

That will take a few years to really understand. I think this whole 'just to have fun' thing is a cop-out. I subscribe more to a positive conception of freedom that entails responsibility also. The world is a vast interconnected network and we owe every person in the human race (not to mention the sustenance of the earth) something for our own existence and oppurtunities in life. We are an impossible spark in the default darkness of non-existence and we need to recognise this and enjoy the wonderment along with the terror.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

For now, Im looking to make contacts in Barcelona to help my transition there, when Im set up there, my couch will be on offer for those transient people that have no place to lie.

Interests

Politics, Economics, Development Studies, Live Music, Beer, Cheese, Food and Cooking, Rock Climbing, Philosophy, Languages.

  • dining
  • cooking
  • cheese
  • beer
  • politics
  • music
  • live music
  • rock climbing
  • economics
  • engineering
  • languages
  • volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Inception & Jackie Chan films.

Queens of the Stone Age, Spoon, TV on the Radio, Rage Against the Machine, The Mess Hall, Pavement, Dappled Cities, Sonic Youth, A Tribe Called Quest, the list goes on.

Classics - Grapes of Wrath, Moby Dick, On The Road, Catch 22

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Galapagos Islands - just go there sometime and see for yourself.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to cook.
I can fix most things around the house.
I could help with existential crises, but that would depend on your perspective.

I would like to learn anything I don't know already.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Ecuador, Italy, Laos, Morocco, Peru, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Ecuador

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