You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.
SPARKY83's Photo

Verified Profile

  • Payment verified
  • Phone not verified
  • Government ID not verified
  • Address Verified

Wants to Meet Up

  • Last login over 3 years ago

Join Couchsurfing to see SPARKY83’s full profile.

Overview

  • 11 references 9 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 42, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Robotic Systems Engineer for Sharp
  • PhD from Sydney University
  • From Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • Profile 100% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Getting to know the locals :)

ABOUT ME

I consider myself to be a friendly guy. I'm a bit of a mix really, love outdoor things like camping, rockclimbing, scuba diving, golf, tennis and volleyball but at the same time partial to tech & video games too. Do like a bit of the gay scene now and then but I find that Oxford has so many pubs with better character on offer. Better yet a bottle of Southern comfort around a campfire with friends. :)

PHILOSOPHY

Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you should hold on.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

All setup in Bristol now and happy to meet travelers for drinks etc. Also quite the traveler myself :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

A couple of years ago I was catching a train from Florence, Italy to Immenstaad, Germany on my first trip through Europe. Unfortunately the train got delayed and I ended up stuck in Zurich with no place to go until morning. Fortunately a local Swiss boy overheard me talking to the conductor and took me out for a night on the town, introduced me to all his friends and gave me a place to sleep. I will never forget his generosity and good nature :)

Interests

Rock Climbing
Poker
Golf
Tennis
Volley Ball
Scuba Diving

  • running
  • drinking
  • pub crawls
  • technology
  • video games
  • cars
  • poker
  • outdoor activities
  • camping
  • scuba diving
  • rock climbing
  • tennis
  • volleyball
  • golf

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Did some work aboard the EV Nautilus (run by the founder of the titanic), an exploratory vessel that charts the depths of the mediterranean using Remotely Operated Vehicles that dive to the bottom of the ocean (around 2000-3000m in the mediterranean) and video the marine life we discover there.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Fiji, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Switzerland, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United Kingdom

Old School Badges

  • 2 Vouches
  • Pioneer Badge

Join Couchsurfing to see SPARKY83’s full profile.

My Groups