Kris Wilson

Kris Wilson

Current Mission: "Finding people by the most obscure of ways possible."

Personal Designations

Traveling at the moment Vouched for9

Community Designations

City Ambassador (Picton)
Contribution
New Zealand Collective
New Zealand
Marlborough
Picton
Lat: -41.288, Lon: 173.993
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General Information

Kris Wilson is a CS City Ambassador for Picton, New Zealand!
CS Collective Participant : New Zealand 2006!
Kris Wilson has been vouched for
VERIFIED MEMBER Identity Checked, Location Pending more info
Couch availableTraveling at the moment
CouchSurf requests replied to91%
member sinceOctober 31st, 2005
profile views4744
age27
birthdaySeptember 8th
Everyone can see this.
genderMale
membernameMETHODOFREVOLUTION
occupationTraveller. Teacher and learner of wisdom
educationBachelor of Science, Diploma of secondary education
grew up inAuckland, Maraetai
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Languages

  • EnglishExpert
  • GermanIntermediate
  • MaoriIntermediate
  • SwedishIntermediate
  • SpanishIntermediate
  • FrenchBeginner
  • NorwegianBeginner
  • PolishBeginner
  • JapaneseBeginner

Groups I Belong To

Ambassadors Private 1685:13819
Why: City Ambassador
Ambassador's Public 6383:8334
Why: City Ambassador
New Zealand 5457:4304
Why: My home of pride and place, where adventures begin and become reality
New Zealand CS Organization 21:130
Active in 11 more groups.
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Couch Information


No couch currently available for surfing.

Couch picture

OFFICIALLY NOT IN PICTON RIGHT NOW
SEE YOU ON THE ROAD

This picture is of a Dunedin tradition of burning couches. Don't worry, I look after my couch! But I do like fire!
So I am in South America for 5 months. The future is an interesting place to live in, maybe we will exchange a glance there together.

Friends (54)

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Alexia Kauff Alexia Kauff
30, Female
Dunedin, Otago
New Zealand
Friends since February 2006
"We met in Dunedin and knew us even before we met in person..."
Friendship Type: 7 - Best Friend
Met in person  
COOKIE MONSTER AND STROPPYCOOKIE MONSTER AND STROPPY
25, Female
Christchurch, Canterbury
New Zealand
Friends since May 2004
"From the Dunedin Days and Firey Nights"
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
Met in person  
HungrySteve HungrySteve
26, Male
Portland, Oregon
United States
Friends since December 2006
"Collective a la New Zealand"
Friendship Type: 4 - Friend
I vouched for Kris Wilson
Met in person  
Kirsty SarahKirsty Sarah
31, Female
Glasgow, Scotland
United Kingdom
Friends since December 2006
"We met ever so brielfy at the collective and then partook in crazy good musical fun at the Big Day Out"
Friendship Type: 4 - Friend
I vouched for Kris Wilson
Met in person  
Casey Fenton Casey Fenton
31, Male
San Francisco, California
United States
Friends since December 2006
"We worked together and enjoyed life at the CSC-NZ. Thanks again for everything Chris!"
Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend
Met in person   Hosted30+  
Leonardo Bassani da Silveira Leonardo Bassani da Silveira
31, Male
Vitoria, Espirito Santo
Brazil
Friends since November 2006
"CSC Nzed 2006"
Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend
I vouched for Kris Wilson
Met in person  
Johanna StadlbauerJohanna Stadlbauer
23, Female
Vocklabruck, Upper Austria
Austria
Friends since July 2006
"we met at a free-food party"
Friendship Type: 4 - Friend
Met in person  
YEAHLENA YEAHLENA
23, Female
Berkeley, California
United States
Friends since December 2006
"Kris, smilend and shiny stayed he outside in the sunlight painting the veranda when I got to the NZ Collective."
Friendship Type: 4 - Friend
Met in person  
Jula GöbelJula Göbel
29, Female
Wellington, Wellington
New Zealand
Friends since July 2006
"he is a very good friend of a very good friend"
Friendship Type: 4 - Friend
Met in person  
Joe Edelman Joe Edelman
32, Male
Northampton, Massachusetts
United States
Friends since December 2006
"sunny nelson"
Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend
Met in person   Hosted8  
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Kris Wilson
My passion, my pain, my joy... FIRE
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Personal Description

I am a student of the world, but a traveller at heart

I studied science at university, but I like the arts, and to be creative

I like to be competitive, but I'd rather compete only for fun

I am independent and self-motivated, but travelling has made me able to find wonderful people to come in to my life

I am doing exactly what I want to do, and I am free

ps) ''Method of Revolution'' is my curent novel that I am writing

How I Participate in CS

NELSON COLLECTIVE was so awesome. Shiny Shiny

CouchSurfing Experience

I have been a guest in the Hospitality club, and am meeting more surfers

Interests

Sleeping in the outdoors. Going for random adventures. Playing with fire. I am interested in finding beauty where ever I am, discovering knowledge through experience, and having the time of my life while on the 'road'

Philosophy

The meaning of life is to...
sorry, that will spoil my novel.

To make fun!

Music, Movies, Books

My favourite book is an Atlas, my favourite movies are Fight club, Butterfly effect, Donnie Darko and I like
Punk, Rock, Alternative...
Rise Against, Wizo, Tool, Melincolin, Strung out, Evanescence, Seether, Refused and Incubus.

Types of People I enjoy

Inspiration and Beauty is what I look for, as it radiates back and forth around the globe. I like people's imagination.

Teach, Learn, Share

Learning that everyone is all the same... completely unique!

One Amazing Thing I've Seen or Done

Full moon party on a beach in a cave with some of my best friends, sitting around a camp fire, with fire dancers and drummers and the best of times. (Back home in Dunedin, New Zealand)

Opinion on the CouchSurfing.org Project

I like the sand in the background, I remember I was playing in the sand on the Baltic sea in Lithuania. It is a fond memory, and how I first remember CS. So much better than HC, but of course I'd say that.

Locations Traveled

TRAVELED: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland (Republic of), Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
LIVED: New Zealand, Sweden, United Kingdom
WANTS TO GO: Venezuela
IS GOING TO: Bolivia, Peru

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David Diaz
From David Diaz
 Panama City, Panama
 Jun 14
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 1 days 
Positive

Kris is an excellent dude! Arriba Nueva Zelanda. We met up at Andes Hostel and had the ultimate freezing barbeque with some other friends. You have to meet him, hopefully I will see you soon and you share with me your passion for fire. Keep it cool and cheers for your awesome spanish! D

Brayden Sullivan
From Brayden Sullivan
 Picton, New Zealand
 Feb 13
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

friendly chap who is always gets out of bed on the right side.

Craig Smith 
From Craig Smith
 Christchurch, New Zealand
 Nov 9, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

met kris at a chch meet and he seems like a typically cool CSer.Great to meet him and I expect to see him again when I get to picton next.

Michael Benthaus
From Michael Benthaus
 Bochum, Germany
 Jan 24, 2008
Met in person Good Friend, Traveled 1 days 
Positive

I met Kris just by Chance in a Hostel's kitchen. We had a great talk and a nice laugh, he is a highly interested and very original person. I would like to meet him again - he's got his couch if he's ever to germany for sure!

Bert Peeters 
From Bert Peeters
 Antwerpen, Belgium
 Dec 4, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Loved staying in Picton with Kris "Mr Teacherman, Sir!" Wilson. He's a chef in the kitchen, an artist when it comes to fire and a wicked golfplayer. And what did I give him back in return.. A burned chocolate cake ha ha. Hope we meet again mate. Cheers!

Ki-Wi
From Ki-Wi
 Leuven, Belgium
 Nov 17, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Kris made us feel welcome..How else could you feel, when a grandmotherswise prepared roast was waiting there for you, than feeling at home ;0)
But not only is he a great cook,he is also a great host in every possible meaning of the word. Passing Marlborough without passing Kris, is as stupid as going to Picton without visiting the sounds!

Saskia Waiblinger
From Saskia Waiblinger
 Stuttgart, Germany
 Jul 28, 2007
Met in person  
Positive

I had a great time with Kris, especially some interesting talks on everything!
It was so much funn hanging out with you!

COOKIE MONSTER AND STROPPY
From COOKIE MONSTER AND STROPPY
 Christchurch, New Zealand
 Jul 14, 2007
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

Kris introduced us to Couchsurfing. THANKYOU! Open minded,well thought and a cracker of a laugh. Cheers, see you again ;)

REDZSTAR
From REDZSTAR
 London, United Kingdom
 Feb 14, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  

Kris has enthusiasm alright, who would have thought that the guy would have been such a great teacher, but umm yeah thats right he is too.

Mattthew Brauer 
From Mattthew Brauer
 San Francisco, United States
 Feb 6, 2007
Met in person Friend, Surfed 30 days  
Positive

Kris was one of the most hardest workers at the NZ Collective. And I don't think I ever saw him without a smile on his face. A cruisy dude, and a kick-ass performer. Legend.

NARVIKING 
From NARVIKING
 Narvik, Norway
 Jan 31, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

It was a pleasure to host Kris here in my little apartment in Narvik, Norway.
A fun guy that I can reccomend to other members of CS. And he also set a new record while here: I never hosted anyone who came from such a far away place as Kris !

Jaycob Brown 
From Jaycob Brown
 Nelson, New Zealand
 Jan 24, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Kris is a fun, happiness and good times all wrapped up in one package! Anyone lucky enough to have him as a friend will not regert it!

Kirsty Sarah
From Kirsty Sarah
 Glasgow, United Kingdom
 Jan 22, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

If you're going to meet up with an almost stranger and drag them along to see one of your favourite bands in an over crowded, over heated tent then I couldn't reccommend anyone more thoroughly than Kris! He shakes his booty with the best of them.
Gardner's right .... Kris is awesome. :)

Ryan Jameson 
From Ryan Jameson
 Wellington, New Zealand
 Jan 21, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Kris is a great guy, and is really into music. It was a pleasure spending a day with him at Big Day Out, and I hope we meet again in the future.

Hillary Murray
From Hillary Murray
 Oakland, United States
 Jan 15, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

I have enjoyed many a moments with this sweet guy. I miss picking his brain about an assortment of ideas, watching him cut onions without crying, and of course his smile! I hope he comes back for a visit soon.

Kristen W
From Kristen W
 Auckland, New Zealand
 Jan 14, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

a good sort ... only other kiwi in the house and almost the same name! hes chilled and fun hope to see more of him.

YEAHLENA 
From YEAHLENA
 Berkeley, United States
 Jan 10, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

My big brother, finely I found him after wishing me one for 21 years =) I enjoyed the peaceful hours we spend together making the house shiny, learning some Maori, bearing a bird, enjoying the silence and sharing laughter. I'm looking forward to the day I will walk into a bookstore with out any intention and find a book written by you!
See ya soon Bro

Leonardo Bassani da Silveira 
From Leonardo Bassani da Silveira
 Vitoria, Brazil
 Jan 8, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Kris man, I remember you showing me those books and I was thinking of the great presence that is needed to pay full attention to each person's conversations in order to inspire then to write memories in a strangers book. Great job living man, dreams are actions. cheers!

Jim Stone 
From Jim Stone
 San Francisco, United States
 Dec 29, 2006
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Kris was at the Collective in Nelson, NZ at the same time I was. I don't think I saw anyone else work as hard as this guy did on the deck outside. You do good work, Kris. Come back and see us soon!

Kerstin alias Mia
From Kerstin alias Mia
 Heilsbronn, Germany
 Dec 29, 2006
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Had some great time with Kris and his little "notebooks". Hope to find some of your stuff somewhere at cs. he's funny, likes to party and a great cook!!! jeah, jeah, jeah, jeah ;-)

Amylin Loglisci
From Amylin Loglisci
 Amsterdam, Netherlands
 Dec 27, 2006
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

I have to say, Kris is pretty rockin'. He starts off kinda quiet, but maybe he's just a keen observer... Either way, he plays with fire, dabbles in languages, and teaches Science stuff that I know nothing about... interesting...

ALICE 
From ALICE
 Canberra, Australia
 Dec 20, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Stunning character, I really like your view of the world! Looking forward to seeing you again in Auckland!

HungrySteve 
From HungrySteve
 Portland, United States
 Dec 14, 2006
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Kris kicks ass aye! at least he kicks my ass in poker. We have a good time recruiting CS volunteers together and drinking the occasional glass of whiskey. Glad to have met Kris and I'm sure there are more good times in the not to distant future.

Gat Bickford
From Gat Bickford
 Rabat, Morocco
 Dec 14, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Kris is awesome.

Michael Schwendinger
From Michael Schwendinger
 Augsburg, Germany
 Dec 10, 2006
Met in person Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

kris is absolutely amazing! would you believe that this funny, punkrocking, hardpartying, firemastering, waterfallspeaking guy is a teacher for physics? just his einstein looking hairstyle could give you a hint :-) let the sunshine in and keep up the good work!

Julia Finsterwalder
From Julia Finsterwalder
 Wellington, New Zealand
 Nov 11, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

it was my first couchsurfing experience and i'm really glad a stayed with kris. he showed me around and we had a lot of fun!

Alexia Kauff 
From Alexia Kauff
 Dunedin, New Zealand
 Nov 6, 2006
Met in person Best Friend,  
Positive

He is one of the most creative persons I know, crazy in a very good way, fun to be with and always a challenge for my mind. Good hearted and I trust him absolutely.

Johanna Stadlbauer
From Johanna Stadlbauer
 Vocklabruck, Austria
 Oct 15, 2006
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

very smart guy, interesting conversations, open for adventure

GLOBETROTTEUSE
From GLOBETROTTEUSE
 Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, France
 Jul 23, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Ive surfed on Chris's couch in Dunedin with my friend Audrey. Chris is a great guy: he took some time to show us around the town, cooked for us and introduced us to his favourite band ("/)!!! You would definitely enjoy his company!!

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