I just spent nearly 4 years in Vancouver living life in a collective house called "The Lounge", being active in the festival and Burning Man community, dedicating my time to the Native Plains sweat lodge, volunteering at community kitchens... retraining to be a qualified chef and nutrition teacher aaaand keeping it real with real folks.

I'm making the transition back to New Zealand and forging a new life with all the great experiences of my North American stint. Driven towards the possibility of setting up a community focused cafe and shop serving local, healthy, organic food and also develop my personal practice in nutrition and men's/women's/gender neutral work.

www.fabianlow.com

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meeting and connecting with fellow travellers and local peeps in a meaningful way.

Interests

Community building, Collective living, Masculine/Feminine work, Ceremony, Mental and physical healing, Cooking, Eating great food, Organizing events, Remote kitchens, Tiny houses, Music instruments, Jamming music, Gardening, Horticulture, Tai Chi, Mindfulness, General knowledge.

• burningman
• cooking
• meditation
• food
• spirituality
• intentional communities
• street food
• jamming
• spicy food
• tai chi
• horticulture
• indigenous cultures

Music, Movies, and Books

Ok confession time, I've a soft spot for that GOT.

Good music is good music. But only Caspian the rock band can put a tear in my eye.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Recently, I had the wonderful experience of managing arguably the most challenging kitchen ever. This was at Burning Man 2017 (festival in the middle of the barren and harsh Nevada desert USA).

The task was to build a compliant kitchen from scratch, make continental breakfast and cook up to 10 course healthy comfort dinner menu with an international theme for 300 campers for a whole week with no resupply, limited water and volunteer staff. We also had to manage grey water and waste as the kitchen at the end of the week had to be dismantled in its entirety without leaving a trace in the desert. In addition to the challenge, I designed 2 dinner menus including “South-East Asian Night” & “Japanese Teriyaki Night” which had rave reviews. Did all these whilst enduring very harsh desert conditions and managing untrained volunteers without losing my cool once. I think I did pretty alright.

Why did I do all these? I'm first and foremost all about community. I know that good food is critical for happy people and keeping a harmonious community. Of course, the experience also helps me with my future career as a chef and teacher. Win win.

Teach, Learn, Share

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What I Can Share with Hosts

Well... I've got stories too.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Philippines, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore