CURRENT MISSION

Drastically improve my French, carpe diem, and eat more chocolate.

ABOUT ME

I am a 25 year old gay man from Australia. I'm quite quiet at first, but funny and kind once you get to know me. I am very polite and respectful, and really curious about the world we live in. I started a backpacking trip in October 2008, and haven't gone home yet! I've just got to Canada, and am trying to sus out work and accommodation here.... will update my profile as soon as I know what the deal is going to be!

PHILOSOPHY

Be kind- for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. -Postsecret

It is better to be hated for who you are than loved for what you are not- Andre Gide

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have so far hosted five people- I wish i had known about this for much longer! Since leaving Australia, I've surfed about 15 couches, each of them an amazing experience. I'm pretty much a fan :)

Interests

Writing, reading, theatre, rock climbing, ice skating, gym, martial arts, movies, dancing, swimming, drawing and cartooning, travel (obviously!), dancing in my socks in the kitchen, eating Nutella straight from the jar

• arts
• writing
• dancing
• cooking
• chocolate
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• drawing
• backpacking
• martial arts
• rock climbing
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Books- The Night Listener (Maupin), All Is Vanity (Schwartz), The Narnia Chronicles (Lewis), Gifted (Lalwani), most anything by D.H Lawrence or Geoff Ryman, Haunted (Palahniuk), A Long Way Down (Hornby), Perfume (Suskind), Human Warmth (Curzon)

Films- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Dogma, Debs, Russian Dolls, Deathproof, The Transporter, anything by Miyazaki

Music- Boy Least Likely To, Jens Lekman, Sufjan Stevens, Everything But the Girl, M.I.A., Muscles, Lamb, The Cure, The Superjesus, Joakim, Jehro, Gotye, Phoenix, Great Big Sea, kasabian, Mono

Teach, Learn, Share

I don't know if I consider myself to be qualified to teach- but I have had some small success as a writer, and in working with diverse people in the community. Also, i can show you how to break free from holds (martial arts)!
I am keen to learn almost anything!
I am also an ok cook, and am always happy to cook for a host or a guest :)

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