I am very creative and very committed to the spiritual path. I am practicing in the Thai Forest Therevadan Buddhist tradition. This means I meditate daily, chant (can do so very quietly not to bother others), and take 5 precepts (killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, speaking harshly, divisively, lying, not drinking alcohol or taking drugs). I spend most of my time focused on creating in a myriad of ways. Attending dhamma talks and retreats. Nature is really nourishing. And I've found I've learnt a lot from travelling on my own. I have an appreciation for mental health and education alternatives that centre self-determination.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

For me it is important to ask when we need help. It has been a difficult journey to get myself to asking. Also I find joy in others generosity as well as my own. I find myself much more nourished having personal encounters than staying in hotels.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I surfed in Edinburgh and Valencia. In Edinburgh my host really helped me come to terms with my own insanities. In Valencia I had difficulty with 'being hosted' as I had been living in co-ops before hand. I was going through a lot of questioning- criticality. Later back in Australia I stayed with one of the most liberal and ecologically inspiring people I've met (in Adelaide and had a great landing - from the harshness of camping in Central Australia). I also hosted a now dear friend who i've played music with and introduced to her now husband and father of her child. In my most recent tour (2022) I stayed with someone in Amsterdam where there was some wealth in a shared personal experience that has shaped our lives. And was looked after in transit through Switzerland - and I felt I had some experience to share that could contribute to the work the couple were about to set off doing. That's my reflections.

Interests

buddhism, performance, music, writing, art, love and care, animals, nature

• arts
• culture
• writing
• poetry
• dancing
• dining
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• music
• camping
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

I can't be bothered to update this!
This could be endless!Books/Poets: The Unbearable lightness of being-Milan Kunder. Catcher in the Rye-J. D. Salinger. Any Charles Bukowski, Lord Buckley, Ken Nordine, William S Burroughs, Henry Miller, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Lenny Bruce,
Films: The Last Ride,
Music: Apparat, Peace Orchestra, Cinematic Orchestra, Bob Dylan, Nick Drake, Joanna Newsom, Bjork, Regina Spektor, Tim Minchin, Air, Beirut, Beach House, Boards of Canada, Bonobo, Burial, Caribou, Cat Stevens, Devendra Banhart, Edith Piaf, Four tet,Gill Scott-heron, Interpol, Manitoba, Moby, Modeselektor, Morcheeba, Mount Kimbie, Mum, Portishead, Radiohead, Rufus Wainwright, Roots Manuva, Santigold, The Shins, Sigur Ros, Steve Riech, Terry Riley, Phillip Glass, The Strokes, The Tallest Man On Earth, Tosca, Trentemoller, Tracey Chapman, Tune Yards, The Whitest Boy Alive, Vampire Weekend,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

living in Seydisfjordor in Iceland - camping in a tent for 2 weeks with endless sun. studying Pansori with a master in South Korea, bumping into someone who was friends of a friend naked in a lake in switzerland. writing poetry and watching the sun go down. riding on the back of a farmers tractor with i dont know how many other tractors driving down a highway in protest of 'La Zad' also playing samba in protest in Ren thousands of people marching to our beat, and then colliding with another protests for refugees and all dancing together. Meditating in the middle of nothing and everything at Lake Eyre. Playing music in the sand dunes of Lake Mungo with 21 incredibly beautiful and talented human beings. Falling in love, making love, waking up to appreciation. a small secluded beach in the south of spain- where people lived simply.

Teach, Learn, Share

learn: to let go of suffering
I can share the dhamma from where I am at on the path
mental health resources
Teach :Emotional-CPR an alt response to supporting someone in distress.

What I Can Share with Hosts

myself.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Romania, Scotland, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, France, Iceland, Scotland, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom