Hey everyone.

I'm a freelance journalist and editor, working primarily in science and politics (and trying to make it sound more interesting that it does when you say it like that).

CURRENT MISSION:

I'm about to move to New Zealand and I'm looking for a fun, communal house with lovely people.

My partner and I will be leaving an amazing sharehouse in Adelaide, that we both set up. We'd like to keep up the spirit of living with sharing, generous people that like to cook communally, and hang-out together.

You can my partner, Lily's, profile at: https://www.couchsurfing.com/users/340758

Working as a journalist, it would be great to live in a creative and active house and I'd be an active part of it. I also like to bake, which I think is a great character trait in people.

MORE ABOUT ME:

Born in Melbourne. I travelled for a couple of years, and lived in places like Edinburgh and Malta. Following that I lived in Adelaide for about 5 years, living with wonderful people

I've volunteered for charities like Amnesty and the Red Cross, have worked on a plethora of personal projects - like visiting 30 of Europe's most bizarre festivals in 2014, producing choose-your-own-adventures for a digital story-telling app etc.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

In my experience of Couchsurfing, it does make the world a better and happier place and I've made a lot of great friends through it.

CS is everything that one human being should be to another. Simple

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've surfed in many places across Europe and we have been hosting in Adelaide for over 5 years. We have only had good experiences :)

Interests

• books
• dining
• cooking
• shopping
• trivia
• juggling
• tennis

Music, Movies, and Books

I like books and movies that encourage thought or discussion or that leave you gutted or elated.

Movies: - Labyrinth,
- Dancer in the Dark
- Neverending story
- The Dark Crystal
- Amelie
- Life of Brian/Holy Grail/Meaning of Life
- I'm a sucker for a Disney movie (fav: Alice in Wonderland, Beauty and the Beast, Robin Hood,Pocahontas) and anything else that is magical, musical or whimsical.


Fav books; - The book Thief (Marcus Zusak)
- The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
- Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
- Any thing by Jeanette Winterson
- Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
- Catch 22 (Joseph Heller)

Music: Cheesy :o) Anything you can have a crazy, fun, get everything out of your system dance to.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Toe-wrestling, mountain bike bog snorkelling, world water bombing championships...in 2014 I visited and participated in almost 30 of Europe's most bizarre festivals.

You can read about all of them here: http://www.one-small-world.com/

Teach, Learn, Share

Skills..hmm. I can unicycle and skate and play tennis. Juggle, and I can burn toast to perfection. I love to try my hand at anything and adore just getting in and seeing if something is for me. Open to learning anything!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Baking is a big one. I also really enjoy cooking with people, sharing a bottle of wine with lovely people.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Malta, United Kingdom

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