CURRENT MISSION

To use my engineering to help people with disabilities live their dream

ABOUT ME

My name is Darren. A little about me:

I am 25 and from Australia. I am the founder of an Australian not for profit charity called Dreamfit Foundation. We are an engineering organisation helping people with disabilities to fulfill their dreams by modifying fun stuff such as motorcycles, speed boats, hovercrafts, surfboards etc. Check out www.dreamfit.com.au for more info about my charity.

I am currently travelling around the world on a scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to people is Australia who have a passion for their chosen fields, and their projects are invariably innovative, the result of extra endeavor, and are striving for excellence. I have been awarded a scholarship for my work in the disability sector. Check out http://www.churchilltrust.com.au/ for more info about the scholarship.

On the scholarship I am visiting a whole swag of disability organisations, not for profits, universities, companies etc in a range of countries including Italy, France, Sweden, Ireland, Scotland, Britain, USA and Canada. I have just started the USA leg.

I have been staying in hotels most of the time but after being in hotels since I left home back at the start of May, I am starting to get quite bored of lonely hotel rooms so someone suggested I look into Couch Surfing. I've checked out the website and it seems like an awesome idea so I thought I would try it out.

I like to think am a nice guy with an interesting story to share. (Google my name if you want to find out any more about me) For my work I have been named: - 2005 Young Australian Biomedical Engineer of the Year - 2006 Western Australian Citizen of the Year - 2007 Young Australian of the Year (WA) - 2008 Australian Mechanical Engineer of the Year

兴趣

• motorcycles
• traveling
• surfing
• engineering

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

I just toured through the factories of Ferrari, Lamborghini and Ducati. That was pretty incredible!!

我游览过的国家

France, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

我居住过的国家

Australia