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Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
@SPOT
Member since 2006
CURRENT MISSION Surf everyday and stay healthy and go off... ABOUT ME I'm 56, single, live in a 2 bedroom flat, so I have a spare room! I've been a barman for 30 years, now electrician T/A, I have a son , Dylan 19, who lives in tweed hds. I have Worked in the snow (Thredbo) a couple of seasons, following that, wkd the GP in Adelaide and Melb. Also wkd as masseur, and taught hospitality at Tafe. Speak Japanese, Indonesian, travelled to Philippines, and Bali, I am a surfer, and try to surf everyday, I train in martial arts, Hap Ki Do twice a wk, walk, am easy going, friendly, laid back, dont mind a chat, like BBQ's, don't drink much, dont smoke ciga or dope, like cooking, TV, good music, varied, but mainly blues. PHILOSOPHY A job is not a life. If your not happy, dont do it. Life is too short. Live it. Love it. Only a surfer knows the feeling. A man's gotta know his limitations.
Interested in Art
Fluent in English
Learning Indonesian
Pioneer Badge
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING By hosting Couchsurfers when they pass thru my area. I'm down the beach a lot so I meet travellers and talk to them, listen to their stories. I offer my couch, and tune them about Couchsurfing and join them up. That way they can see more of the real Australia, meet real Aussies and meet our friends as well. Spreading the word, networking my local and international friends. Sensational! 19/3/06 Lesley $ Stacey (Canadian) 5/4/06 Yair (israel) $ David (canadian) 18/4/06 Bridget & Alycia (Taiwanese) 26/4/06 Francois (French) 24/4/06 Toru (Japanese) 23/6/06 Brigitta (Austrian) 27/6/06 David & Francesca (English) 29/6/06 Maria & Iliana (Mexican) 11/7/06 Eli & Shani (Israeli) 26/7/06 Michiel Rotgans (Dutch) 14/8/06 Geoff O'Keeffe from Blackalls Park, Newcastle 18/8/06 Margrethe Christofferson (Danish) 27/10/06 Amit, Mayaan, Shay from Israel 14/12/06 Svenja from Germany 16/12/06 Virginie and Micheline from Belgium 19/12/06 Arvid and Irina Perrin from Michigan, USA 24/01/07 Laura Sutcliffe from Cheshire, England 27/01/07 Fabian Baumgarten from Berlin, Germany 19/02/07 Eolanta and Daiga from Latvia 21/03/07 Jason and Joe from Norfolk, England 25/03/07 Julian Schley from Germany 28/03/07 Rob and Marian from Oz, Germany and the World 05/04/07 Jeff, Britt, Liz & Jamie from USA 10/04/07 Rayle, Richards son from sunshine coast Qld 12/04/07 Luke, Royces youngun, with Ben, Andy and Matt 24/04/07 Richard, my mate from Sydney and Qld 27/04/07 Eva and Nick from Germany 29/04/07 Luke from Canada 15/05/07 Richard from Sydney 26/05/07 Christina and Stefanie from Germany 05/06/07 Dylan and Tessa from Tweed Heads 18/06/07 Tilo and Christine from Germany 24/07/07 Steve and his 2 boys from Sydney 06/08/07 Mishka and Martin from Quebec, Canada 04/09/07 Jurgen and Johanna from Austria 06/09/07 Raphael Chosson from Monaco and France 28/10/07 Line and Rosanna from Denmark 08/11/07 Sarah and Toby from Germany 29/11/07 Katja from Egelsbach, Germany 08/12/07 Monica and Samantha from Germany 03/01/08 Royce and Blair from Cessnock 04/01/08 Marine and Florence from France 05/01/08 Amber, Jessie and Jess from England 19/01/08 Stephane, Steven and Julien from France 06/03/08 Philthy Phil and Lyn from cairns 25/04/08 Soraya Christine from Sydney and Malaysia 15/06/09 Neal my Brother from Coffs for a wk 23/06/09 Robyn from Echuca here for 2 wks 03/07/09 Jim from Brisbane for 3 days 19/07/09 Royce & Mandy from Cessnock 23/07/09 Dylan & Tess from Kingscliff 29/07/09 Sian from Ireland 14/08/09 Julie my sister here for a wk 21/09/09 Paula in Sydney for a wk 09/10/09 Michelle to Wauchope 09/11/09 Peter Brother from Coffs 30/11/09 Janine from Tamworth 27/12/09 Michelle Bowman from Qld 25/06/10 To Paulas in Sydney for a wk, Steve, Richard, Robyn, Damian Karen Khava Miller, Helen, Angelique, 05/07/10 To Qld for Hols - Nth cst trip Cath, Jamie Diana, Helga, Dylan Tess Jenny, no Sheren, Richard, Simone, Rayle, Danny Aaberg Tim Gaze, Phil Jarrett, Cath, Beth, Stefanie, Margaret. 22/08/10 Richard on his way to Sydney COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE Just jumping in the car and going up the coast calling in and seeing friends. Going surfing together and sharing time in their company. Meeting so many sensational people CS and having fun.
Music, Movies, and Books
Movies: The Da Vinci Code, Memoirs of a Geisha, the green mile, 6th sense, gladiator, three muskateers, Books: Memoirs of a Geisha, Treasure Is, A passage to india, power of one, agatha christies biography Music: Blues, Ry cooder, talking heads, john butler, ben harper, Clapton, steve forbet, john martyn, elton john, stones, Joan Baez, Nora Jones,
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Had a bad car accident, came to, and got everyone out of the car, to safety, then slipped back into unconciousness. A good reason not to drink to excess...
Teach, Learn, Share
Teaching CS the finer points in surfing Know where the best waves r 4 the conditions, Learn other languages and customs, jokes, cooking recipes, dances, laughing etc.. Share knowledge, 2nd hand boards, cars, clothes, friends, music, songs, Bars, pubs, beer,
My Interests
Surfing, Martial arts - hap ki do, Travelling, meeting people, cooking, golf, photos, having a good lawn, BBQ's, Friends, live bands, reading, walking, stamps, hats, Asia, the pyramids, Showimg people my part of the world.
