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Overview

  • 27 references 19 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 40, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Business Consultant
  • Bachelor of Economics
  • From Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Visit as many countries in Europe as possible (while still holding down a full-time job)

ABOUT ME

A dual Australian / American citizen, I still call Australia home but but have traveled much of the world. Travelling and meeting new people is one of my great passions in life and every trip overseas whether to China, Thailand, South Africa, Canada or Italy, my travels are shaped by the friendships I make along the way.

I was born in Cairns, North Queensland, Australia (where everyone scuba-dives the Great Barrier Reef) but spent the majority of my childhood and education in Townsville before moving to Brisbane for two years and finally living in Sydney for over three years. I then settled in Boston for two years, allowing me to explore much of the U.S.A., before finally relocating to Dublin, Ireland, and now finally London where I now reside.

PHILOSOPHY

Live life to the full, enjoy as much as possible, try everything that life has to offer.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Love to host, surf and hang out with CSers whenever possible!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Have enjoyed all the people I've met and stayed with through CouchSurfing, no bad experiences to date, with the exception of self-inflicted hang-overs from nights out with CSers!

Interests

Travelling, flying, back-packing, driving, walking, scuba-diving, snorkelling, swimming, running, tennis, squash, partying, drinking, eating, gaming, sleeping . . . with a bit of working sometimes.

  • education
  • running
  • walking
  • partying
  • drinking
  • flying
  • traveling
  • billiards
  • scuba diving
  • tennis
  • racquetball
  • swimming
  • teaching
  • squash

Music, Movies, and Books

Not necessarily my favourite of all time, but to take a quick cross section:
Movies - Goodfellas, Adaptation, Inception, Stranger Than Fiction, Iron Man, The Graduate, The Departed
Music - Children Collide, Sia, Pendulum, Steve Angello, Phoenix, The National, The Dandy Warhols, Ben Folds, The Shins, Charles Bradley, Cage the Elephant, Wilco, The Black Keys, Duck Sauce, Cloud Control, Tame Impala, Gotye, Kimbra, The Gaslight Anthem, RHCP, Tool.
Books - Catch 22, Mao's Last Dancer, Shantaram

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Jumped into Devil's Pool, a small pool on the edge of Victoria Falls in Zambia (see photo).

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States

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  • 4 Vouches
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