CURRENT MISSION

To meet people who enjoy travelling and want to share their stories.

ABOUT ME

I love to go camping and bush walking, they are the simple pleasures of my life. I have three wonderful sons who have come to visit me in China and we've travelled together. I love lying in the sun, swimming in the creek, watching the clouds and the eagles in the sky. I'm very fortunate that I grew up in the most beautiful place on the planet, rain-forests, mountains, crystal clear creeks and wonderful people. I'm a pretty laid back person and don't get stressed very often, I read everyday, love to laugh and have simplified my life by giving away my clothes and possessions - except what I'll need when travelling. I like to spend some time alone every day.
I am teaching myself medicinal herbal remedies and I am an avid Sudoku player .

PHILOSOPHY

Live lightly on the Earth. Have good intentions every day.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have been hosting people for years, though not through Couchsurfers, it's great to have a world wide contact list of people I'm looking forward to meeting and hosting.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I travelled throughout Victoria, NSW and Queensland staying with people on farms through WWOOF (Willing Workers On Organic Farms). That was a great experience, seeing different lifestyles and dwellings and meeting environmentally aware people.

Interests

Many and varied:
Travel
painting
drawing
reading
cycling
meditation
permaculture
sustainable living
Flower of Life
mandalas
scuba diving
phi and sacred geometry
trekking
hang gliding
eating delicious vegetarian food
verandah surfing
people.
Walking on a deserted beach at sunset.

• dining
• vegetarian
• meditation
• walking
• clothing
• flowers
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• painting
• drawing
• sudoku
• cycling
• camping
• surfing
• scuba diving
• hang gliding
• swimming
• wwoof
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: U2, Sarah Brightman, Osibisa, The Temptations, Phil Collins, Cat Empire, Indie music, bluegrass, djembe, Santana, folk, Wild Zinnias, Cockatoo Paul, Counting Crows, James Blunt, Ben Folds Five, Yanni, Celtic Women, Pink Floyd, Massive Attack, Beastie Boys, Janes Addiction.
Books: All Mark Twain's books, Oscar Wilde, Bronte Sisters, Graham Greene, Enid Blyton, Stephen King, Drunvalo Melchizedek, Catherine Cookson, Most New York Times Bestsellers, National Geographic, Australia Geographic, Where the Wild Things Are, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.
Movies: Shrek 1, 2, 3. Iceage, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, The Usual Suspects, Oceans 11, The Bourne Identity, The Fifth Element, August Rush, Blue Crush, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Castle, Lantana, David Attenborough Films, BBC Nature Films. Occasionally like a good Agatha Christie movie. It all really depends on my mood. Liked Gilmore Girls series and Entourage series.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Cycled from Victoria to Queensland.
Travelled by motorbike through Vietnam.
Trekked around Mt Makalu and up past Namchee Bazaar in Nepal.
White water rafted down the Kaligandaki River near Pokora in Nepal.

Teach, Learn, Share

I've been teaching English for 6 years, so if you want to practice speaking English I'm here for you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Cambodia, Chile, China, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Peru, South Korea, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, China

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