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Overview

  • 33 references 27 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German; learning French, Spanish
  • 36, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Youth Worker
  • Psychology & Sociology
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About Me

Hola!! I'm Ben from New Zealand :)

Love a good summer full of sun, surfing, beach, parties and festivals. Other interests include coffee, beer and wine, cool bars, off the beaten track exploration, cooking, eating etc etc. I work with teenagers from troubled backgrounds that have to live in a secure residence for a while (ie not allowed to leave, but sometimes they try run away and we have to chase them, it's pretty rad)

I have done a lot of couchsurfing before (Europe, Brazil, Colombia, US) as well as hosted a lot of people at my flat in Auckland,

PHILOSOPHY

adventure over commodities. left wing. 420. im not tooooo worried about seeing all the sights, and would rather go to some rad hidden bar or house party than see some 'must see' attraction.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We have hosted in Auckland and surfed all over the world

visited 9 states (4%)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

couchsurfing is so great. have hosted heaps in auckland.
looking forward to meeting all you welcoming people and having chats over a few beers and having random dance parties

Interests

surfing, coffee, chilling in nice cafes or on the beach, beer & wine, strange festival films you might have seen that we haven't, duty free liquor and good times, long walks on the rooftop and nightswims

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: The likes of Courtney Barnett, M83, The National, Toro Y Moi, Bon Iver, Metronomy, Beach House, Washed Out, Kurt Vile, Tame Impala, Phoenix, Drake etc etc

Movie: Danish TV Series Borgen (The Government) & Forbrydelsen (The Killing), Breaking Bad, True Detective, Movies too many too list!

Books: I should read way more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

pretty much everyday living in this beautiful country that is New Zealand, going to the world cup in brasil, clubbing in berlin, sailing from cartagena to panama, going to cuba, buying coronas from a cartel like dungeon at the back of a shop in mexico

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Slovenia, Vanuatu

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, New Zealand

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