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Overview

  • 36 references 13 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 43, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Was a Graphic Designer. Last few years as a croupier with...
  • University. Visual Communication, 4yr Honors.
  • From Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

In improv as in life, it all starts with "Yes and..."
If you are reading this and you are in Sydney with a traveler's spirit - I may be interested in being your running mate.

Home Sweet Home.
After a year+ on the road for 2011 and 2013, I'm back in beautiful Sydney. I'm a big believer that travel is a state of mind so now that I'm back I want to keep the energy of being with curious, inspired people. Seeking adventure and embracing the unknown. I also want to learn languages.

Whilst I am living in the moment and enjoying settling back in with family and friends at home. I do have plans to travel again - A mission to visit all 30 NBA cities of the United States (instagram.com/30homegames). In fact my last few trips have been themed around basketball. It's been a handy pretext to travel to otherwise overlooked locales.

PHILOSOPHY

You can measure your happiness by the gap between your thoughts and your actions

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

CS played a role on my EuroTrip. As I surfed often I'd like to pay it forward by doing my best to accommodate travelers and neighbors, in my daily life and on CS.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

- Roadtripped up from Lisboa, Portugal with 2 Couchsurfing vagabonds, urban camping and living the good life.
- Stayed at a house for a month with newly made Brasilian friends in Porto, Portugal. They hosted Couchsurfers, thus being an honorary host
- Had a fresh, daily CS experience for the entire fortnight in Latvia
- Had a fellow basketball fan host me after recognising me from CS at a game in Estonia

http://lozintranslation.blogspot.com/2011/08/louis-theroux-and-couchsurfing.html

Interests

Documentaries, Comedy, Wrestling, Basketball, Board Games, Podcasts (Pete Holmes + Marc Maron), Robert Rodriguez, Richard Linklater

  • arts
  • writing
  • design
  • graphic design
  • documentaries
  • running
  • board games
  • reading
  • traveling
  • podcasts
  • camping
  • basketball
  • wrestling
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

TV: Freaks and Geeks, Dr Katz, Survivor, Prison Break
Flicks: Before Sunrise, Fight Club, Children of Men, Greenberg

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Held an exhibition in an Art Gallery I was sleeping in over Christmas. The exhibition was dedicated to the special people and moments that defined my EuroTrip

http://lozintranslation.blogspot.com.au/p/memento-year.html

Teach, Learn, Share

Nerdy for comedy, wrestling, documentaries and basketball. I like telling stories. I used to do Graphic Design. I think I prefer writing now.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, England, Estonia, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United States, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia

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