After a long and varied stint at university, I worked last year at a pretty amazing outdoor education centre in Victoria's high country. I'm now on the path to more adventures - cycle touring in Canada is at the top of the list!

Unfortunately as I'm traveling at the moment, I'm not currently able to host couchsurfers.

I spent 2009 on exchange in Canada, and traveled as much as I could through North America. I daydream a lot about traveling again!

I'm usually more of a listener than a talker, but find few things more rewarding than a really good conversation.

I love riding bikes, camping trips, music festivals, funky live music with a spacious dance floor, and cooking good food to share with good friends.

Apart from my degree(s), I've set up a student housing co-operative in Canberra. I've also worked and volunteered in climate and environmental activism, mainly while at uni.

I struggle to write a definitive description of myself. Maybe we can meet and you'll see for yourself!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing is such a brilliant way to travel and see places through others' eyes.

I had a healthy handful of stellar experiences in 2009 while traveling in the United States and Canada, and when I had a home again upon my return I hosted quite a few surfers in Canberra.

Interests

• music festivals
• festivals
• dancing
• education
• dining
• cooking
• breakfast
• traveling
• music
• live music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• camping
• swimming
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm omnivorous! But off the top of my head, some recent and long-time favourites...

Movies: The Last Waltz. Also, things like The Big Lebowski, Eternal Sunshine, The Diving Bell & the Butterfly, Into the Wild, The Castle...

Music: The Avalanches, Bon Iver/Conor Oberst/M. Ward, Bob Dylan/Jimmie Rodgers/Hank Williams, James Brown/Prince/George Clinton & Parliament, Jackson Jackson/Dan Kelly/Jeff Lang, De La Soul/K'Naan/Shad, Nina Simone/Ella Fitzgerald/Sarah Vaughan, oh god/I never tried to do this before/too many, etc/etc/etc.....

Books: Milan Kundera - Unbearable Lightness of Being, Thomas Pynchon - The Crying of Lot 49; Jon Krakauer - Into The Wild; Karl Popper - Unended Quest; David Eagleman - Sum...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Roadtripping through Newfoundland in 2009, my companions and I camped by the roadside on a remote headland. We woke at dawn to witness the sunrise, watch puffins and whales in the bay, breakfast on wild blueberries, then freshen up with a bracing nudie swim in the frigid North Atlantic surf. Perfection overload!

Countries I’ve Visited

Fiji, India, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada

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