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Overview

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  • Fluent in English; learning French, Indonesian
  • 41, Other
  • Member since 2008
  • Many different things.....clown, circus performer, digita...
  • University Degree
  • No hometown listed
  • Profile 90% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To think of an impressive/witty mission.

ABOUT ME

Friendly and easy going. Take things as they come, what happens happens, and I always try to look on the brighter side of things, and love a good laugh.

I enjoy helping others, and the good feeling it gives me. I love to talk with new people and love to learn new things, about anything really!

I enjoy simple pleasures and the outdoors, and will try our hands at anything.

I likes to play music and try to jam on any kind of instrument, the more people involved the more fun it is! I also enjoy anything to do with water, especially the ocean...whether being in, on, or under it. An outdoor enthusiast, I loves to climb, explore and try anything that gets the adrenaline going. I am interested in learning more about the weird and the wonderful, alternative lifestyles, consciousness, and subcultures.

I have been practising circus skills from a young age and love to find new people to practise, learn and train with.

There's more to me than I can put into a paragraph like this... meet me and find out more :o)

PHILOSOPHY

Plans never seem to work out....have an idea and go with the flow.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I hope to host and meet lovely people to share and learn from.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Nothing official, but plenty of random times having people to crash during my London years, and some off sofas here and there while traveling.

Interests

Outdoors activities. Nature. Photography. Any activities based around water. Music. Dance. Art. Animation. Abstraction. The human body. Tattoos... body modifications. Rituals. Science. Philosophy. Psychology. Consciousness. Alternate states of consciousness. Exploration. The Universe. Helping others. Marine conservation. Yoga. Shibari. Nutrition and natural healing....many many things really, if you can engage us on a subject we're happy to talk or try it out!

  • arts
  • photography
  • tattoos
  • dancing
  • cooking
  • vegetarian
  • yoga
  • working out
  • meditation
  • gardening
  • traveling
  • juggling
  • painting
  • music
  • outdoor activities
  • scuba diving
  • sailing
  • swimming
  • animation
  • psychology
  • science
  • adventures
  • permaculture
  • freediving
  • creativity
  • exploring
  • acroyoga
  • sculpture
  • consciousness
  • jamming
  • psychedelics
  • wellness
  • polyamory
  • shibari
  • unicycling
  • handstands
  • bodymodification
  • circus arts
  • rigging
  • handbalancing
  • cognitive liberty
  • floatation tanks

Music, Movies, and Books

Hmmmmm....this could be a long list.....
Music favourites: Lamb, Mogwai, Bob Marley, Explosions In The Sky, Four Tet, Postal Service, Jack Johnson, Old skool roots & blues, Youthmovies, Bjork, Murcof, Tenacious D, Karate, Adem, Portico Quartet......the list goes on and on, and on, and on, and on, and on............and it keeps growing and growing! There is music for every situation!

Movies: This one is hard to list as well....lets just get together, watch some films/TV series/Docos and discuss! :D David Attenborough is a legend though, as is Louis Theroux.

Man, books has god to be even harder!: Stand out books would have to be Shantaram, survival or exploration books, travel literature or fiction that takes you on a journey....good sci-fi like Arther C. Clarke, abstract books like House of Leaves or Only Revolutions....too many books read, too many enjoyed....let us peruse your shelves and go "ooh! That's a great book!" or "Hmmmm....that looks like a good read!"

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Let's meet up and chat about things instead :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to learn anything new and would happily teach anyone any skills that we may have to them.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Any information that is stored in our brains, our many varied skills and willingness to help others.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Egypt, France, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United States, Vanuatu

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United Kingdom

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