CURRENT MISSION

To do new things every day. Preferably accompanied by great food and wine.

ABOUT ME

I'm an easy going people lover that grew up on the beach in the sun.
I love learning new and fascinating things and designing from my inspirations.
I want to see the world, meet it's people and cook with them.

PHILOSOPHY

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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Living in Sydney on The Northern Beaches.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couched surfed though Syria and Lebanon in July 2010.
Met some of the most welcoming, friendly people on the planet.

Hosted people in my shop in Berlin in 2010. Really nice to be able to show people around one of my favorite cities.

Interests

Art, music, food.

• arts
• design
• concerts
• festivals
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• partying
• shopping
• music
• cycling
• camping
• sailing
• skiing
• track and field
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

FKA Twigs, The National, Bon Iver, Coco Rosie, Brocken Social Scene, Feist, Conor Oberst, Andrew Bird, Little Dragon, Stars, Matmos, Nina Simone, Jimi Hendriks, Nirvana, Robert Johnson.
Zoolander, Adaptation, Akira, No Country for Old Men, Eternal Sunshine for a spotless mind, The Princess Bride, Star Wars.
Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, Umberto Eco, Jonathan Franzen, Oscar Wilde

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Who can pick just one!!
Rooftop tour of Aleppo's old city
Sleeping in the desert with Bedouins in Palmyra
Gorillaz concert in the Citadel in Damascus
4 hour walk through the Quidisha Valley to an amazing Lebanese banquet
Partying on the beach and sleeping in an abandoned house in Batroun
Surrealist exhibition at The Barbican and dinner at Ottolenghi, london
Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona
Skiing and onsen in Hokkaido Japan
Cycling around Kyoto, Japan
Sailing in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand
4WD through the Daintree along the Creb Track
Camping on remote beaches along the coast of New South Wales

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to combine ingredients and techniques from all over the world into eclectic creations. My faves are soups, salads and curries.
I listen to a lot of music and love to share it.
I design and make jewellery, graphic works and paintings.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Morocco, New Zealand, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Germany

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