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Overview

  • 3 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French
  • 40, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Student
  • Bachelor of Arts and Sciences at Melbourne Uni and Master...
  • From Wodonga, Victoria
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Travel and study

ABOUT ME

I'm an environmental science graduate student coming on exchange to McGill in Montreal. Whilst travelling i enjoy sunshine and the beach, walking/hiking and meeting new people. In Australia i enjoy playing sport and music as well as listening to live music.

PHILOSOPHY

Enjoy life and celebrate your successes.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Currently travelling but i will have a couch back in Melbourne come 2012.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I used couch surfing whilst travelling around France and got a lot out of it. A great way to meet people and see a country/city from a different perspective.

Interests

Good food, playing the piano, skiing, reading, farming, Australian Rules Football, hiking, music, travel.

  • dining
  • walking
  • reading
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • live music
  • piano
  • hiking
  • surfing
  • skiing
  • sports
  • soccer
  • science
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Don't have a preference for books. Just anything i can get my hands on. Currently reading a lot of beat authors: Kerouac, Bukowski, Hunter S. Thompson etc.

Music: Elliot Smith, Belle & Sebastian, Lou Reed, David Bowie, Sufjan Stevens, sodastream, Bob Dylan, arcade fire. Also like minimal tech.

Movies: Donnie Darko, Sin City, Legends of the Fall, The hitchhikers guide to the galaxy; these are the only ones sitting at the top of my head.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Toasting marshmallows on a volcano in Guatemala.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia

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