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  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Marketing
  • Bachelors Degree in Commerce
  • From Melbourne, Victoria
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To embrace the here and now! Whatever that might be..

ABOUT ME

Currently taken a year away from "the real life" to travel the world. Well at least Europe and The Americas.

Have worked for 3.5 hears in a large FMCG company (Cadbury!) within the marketing department. Traveling is obviously a passion with a particular focus on latin america. Two favourite destinations at this stage would be Colombia and Argentina. I could live in Buenos Aires!

Active person who has a great time meeting new people and getting amongst varied cultures. Believe the best way to meet a city/town is through engaging with the locals. Hostels are great, just a different way of traveling. Obviously get to see many more things if you can embrace the local community.

PHILOSOPHY

After spending 11 months on the road, I feel I haven't really changed that much. If anything, my passion for travel has grown exponentially.

Strong believer in living in the here and now. You must enjoy every experience that comes your way. Its ok to look to the future, but never get to far ahead of yourself.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Currently new to CS, I have been traveling around the world for 11 months. Whilst not a fully active member, am looking forward to using CS more actively. Excited to host some travelers when I return to Melbourne, Australia. Particularly anyone that can help with my spanish!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Again as above, very new to this. Have met a few people within the USA to meet up with and have a coffee. Felt is was a great experience so looking forward to doing more of it!

Interests

Outdoors (anything!)
Pretty much all sports
Music (indy, folk, dance, even a bit of reggaton if the mood is right!....willing to listen to anything)
Love food... one of the true highlights of traveling
Travel
Learning spanish
Entrepreneurial ideas
Socialising with friends and getting to meet new people

  • dancing
  • dining
  • coffee
  • traveling
  • music
  • outdoor activities
  • sports

Music, Movies, and Books

Currently reading Harry Potter in spanish!
Love all music. Favourites are Angus & Julia Stone, Bon Iver, Phoenix, The Cat Empire, Mumford & Sons, The Beach House. Could go on and on here!
Like alot of people, can't go past Shawshank Redemption. New favourite would be Inception. Confusion but a great once you understand it!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Trekking to Machu Pich
Trekking to the lost city in Colombia (Ciudad Perdida)
11 month travel around the world

Teach, Learn, Share

Will need to get back to you on this one. Many travel learnings, particularly around the busses within Central/South America.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, France, Germany, Guatemala, Latvia, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia

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