I used to be the number 1 host in Auckland during 2016-2020 at my place on Waiheke island. Ive hosted over 300 people at my home there over the years. After Covid things changed a bit and i haven’t properly hosted since then, for the past couple years I’ve been living in Wanaka and decided to start hosting again.

I found the most important thing to achieve happiness is to help other people and approach the world with a compassionate and loving attitude.

I found so much joy in sharing my place on Waiheke island. I enjoy good food, wine, music and being outdoors.

I spend my time trying to create and understand. I love cooking, making music and building things. I can talk for hours about psychology, spirituality/religion and politics.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couch Surfing is a great way to share joy without the burden of placing a monetary value on the experience. Generosity and love is what encourages me to share my home with people, and so far every guest that has stayed with me has shown me the same in return.

Interests

My passions are playing guitar, skiing, rock climbing and crafting handmade guitars. I also love going to festivals, dancing and just in general socialising. I'm interested in everything religion, philosophy/psychology and politics but I also don’t really hold too strong opinions in those topics.

• photography
• cooking
• yoga
• meditation
• gardening
• reading
• guitar
• hiking
• camping
• skiing
• rock climbing
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Ben Howard, Red Hot Chili Peppers and John Frusciate are my all time favorites but I also enjoy electronic and bass music.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbed the biggest ski mountain in New Zealand and skiied down for 45 mins straight at sunset with someone I'd met the day before in a bar.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm happy to teach any of my passions, Guitar, skiing or climbing. I'm also relatively fluent in German and of course my mother language is English. I'm also a good cook and a builder.

What I Can Share with Hosts

An enthusiastic and easy going attitude, I'm always willing to help out around the place and I'm always happy to cook and share food.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Czech Republic, England, Fiji, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Germany, New Zealand, Portugal