I'm a retired mental health worker who lives mostly alone except when my partner visits. I usually spend fine weather windows in the mountains tramping or fixing up remote back-country huts and tracks. When it's raining I try and think of various ways to avoid painting, or head over to Lyttelton to visit my partner. Now that I'm retired I'm exploring ways of becoming more self-sufficient food-wise. Interested in learning how to learn.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

I'm not a new member. I was on Couchsurfing for many years as a host in Christchurch and later Ruatapu. Got pissed off with them putting up a paywall up and for a while. Lost all my profile data and contacts with all the good people I hosted, our shared experiences, and their references. Decided grudgingly to join again, although I still don't think hosts should have to pay to have people stay with them. Love the meetings and connections that are created through the website and being able to help travellers on their journeys. Travel is so much more than pictures on a postcard. It's about our commonality as humans, and our amazing mostly unrealised potential for personal growth that goes beyond diplomas and degrees.

兴趣

• photography
• reading
• painting
• music
• guitar
• learning
• climbing
• tramping
• beachcombing

音乐、电影和书籍

Have 20,000 songs on my iTunes. Just about every genre except classic hits. Have a pretty eclectic bookcase but an ass laden with books is still an ass. Come and check it out.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Just getting to the age of 68 in relatively good health with all that I need materially, and some good people in my life, is pretty damn amazing really. Staring with the big bang 13 billion years ago, then my father being sober enough and my mother not being pissed off enough to connect sexually with each other in the latter part of 1956. The odds are almost impossible when you think about it.

教，学，和分享

That's what we're here for. I'm still learning how to learn, but am happy to share the information and ideas I've accumulated. Mental Health, philosophy, knowledge, painting, music, and outdoor skills.

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

My company, my home, and the magnificent natural environment of the central Southern Alps.

我游览过的国家

Algeria, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mali, Morocco, Netherlands, Niger, Northern Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Togo, Wales

我居住过的国家

Netherlands, New Zealand