CURRENT MISSION

Live, learn, love.

ABOUT ME

I'm a single, self-employed internet geek from Christchurch, New Zealand.

People describe me as funny, mischevious and fun and I'd like to think that's true :)

I enjoy spending time with people finding out about what makes them tick, what excites and inspires them.

I enjoy talking to other self-employed business owners and bouncing ideas around.

After 18 months recovering from injury I'm just starting to get fit again by getting back into crossfit. I'm currently taking part in the Whole Life Challenge (see: http://www.wholelifechallenge.com) and really enjoying it. Another couple of months and I'm going to be getting lean and really fit again and I can't wait.

If you're into crossfit and / or eating paleo or a low carb diet it would be cool to hang out.

I'm also a Dad with a beautiful 6 year old daughter who keeps me extremely busy and pretty tired most of the time.

PHILOSOPHY

Always aiming to learn, improve myself and be a great example for my daughter.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Still new to couchsurfing so starting to host people now with the view to travel to the US / Australia and Europe this year / next year and do some surfing of my own.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have just finished hosting my first surfer (Hi Christin!) and it was a lot of fun. However before joining Couchsurfing I have hosted many people from around the world over the last 10 years and have enjoyed showing them Christchurch.

Interests

Paleo, Crossfit, Hill walking / running, Reading, Online business, Marketing, Parenting, Sci-fi, Travel, Tramping, Mountain-biking, Self-Improvement, Belief Systems.

• dieting
• running
• crossfit
• walking
• flying
• yachting
• reading
• traveling
• cycling
• hunting
• surfing
• swimming
• business
• languages
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Really enjoy hard science fiction and fantasy books and movies but also enjoy reading business books to help improve my own business.

Some great books off the top of my head: Stephen Kind's Dark Tower series, Ender's Game, The Hunger Games, Old Man's war series, The Chronicles of Solace series. Business books - anything by Seth Godin, Alan Weiss

Televison / Film: Lord of the Rings, Inception (current favorite), Band of Brothers, Shawshank Redemption, Fight Club, Zombieland, Fringe, House, Game of Thrones

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Shooting a magnum 44 out the back door of a friend's trailer 90 minutes north of Georgia, Atlanta in the middle of nowhere. Truly a surreal, red neck moment.

Flying across Kansas and looking at the endless fields below - like a huge quilt of circles and squares. Kansas is soooooo flat.

Swimming from a yacht to shore in Able Tasman Park and running for an hour up a deserted trail to the peak of the hills - completely alone and surrounded by native forest and incredible views.

Standing on Rarawa Beach at the very top of the North Island of New Zealand by myself with nobody around for miles watching an amazing sunset. Just the sand, wind and ocean and my thoughts.

Teach, Learn, Share

Different cultures, languages and perspectives.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Fiji, United States, Vanuatu

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand

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