CURRENT MISSION

Exploring...

PHILOSOPHY

"If you begin to understand what you are without trying to change it, then what you are undergoes a transformation"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Meeting up for a beer or a coffee I can most certaintly do. Always up for meeting lovely people with a story to tell. I truly believe we can learn something new from each person we meet.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've been known to lounge/ crash on a random couch from time to time.

Interests

Globetrotting, teaching kids, scuba diving, kitesurfing, wakeboarding, general fitness, general debauchery, reading, cow tipping...learning.

• beer
• coffee
• fitness
• reading
• scuba diving
• wakeboarding

Music, Movies, and Books

Musica:
It warms my soul...Jimi Hendrix, Chilli´s, Bob (Dylan +Marley),Jack Johnson, Air, Beach Boys, U2, Led Zepellin, Pink Floyd, my bro's band Stand www.standland.com, Vangelis,Goldfrapp, Gorillaz, Danny Tenaglia, Deepdish, Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Roots, Elton John, David Bowie, De La Soul, Snoop, Lauryn Hill, Stevie Wonder, Rolling Stones, Foo Fighters, quite partiall to 80´s cheese such as Erasure, Prince, The Bangles, Def Leppard, Kate Bush, Pet Shop Boys, ...and the beat goes on.Perhaps I was born in the wrong era???

Movies:
I'm a sucker for a movie with a smashing soundtrack...Almost Famous, Studio 54, Forrest Gump, Walk the Line and the likes. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, The Goonies..Karate Kid, Dirty Dancing, The Shining, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Capote, Ace Ventura, Frida, Amelie, How to lose a guy in 10days, Chinatown, The Notebook...I love any music documentaries or movies, esp Pink Floyd live at Pompeii..

Books:
Born to Run, Leaving Microsoft to Change the World, Eat,Pray,Love, Freakanomics. Anything by Malcolm Gladwell & Steven Pinker or Paolo Coelho and open to anything that gets the wheels turning..

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Living in a favella in Brazil and getting out alive.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Jordan, Laos, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Brazil, Greece, Ireland, Maldives, South Korea, Spain, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States