Couch Surfing, WWOOFING and SERVAS

I've just signed up as a 'couch surfer'! It looks like a good way of connecting with like minded people, with the added benefit that you might be able crash on someone's couch for a few nights. Click here to see my "Couch Surfing Profile"


When I was in NZ I used the SERVAS organisation. I stayed with some really great hosts and I'd like to be a host in the future.


As part of my travels next year I'd like to deepen my experience of organic / biodynamic farming / sustainable living / alternative communities and I'm hoping that WWOOF (willing workers on organic farms) will provide some opportunities for this.

One way or another, I shouldn't be short of somewhere to stay! All of these organisations seem like a great way to establish a meaningful connection to a place when away from home. I'm hoping that my new housemates will be up for getting involved too as I'd love to offer our sofa bed!

The Importance of Being Earnest

Click here the photos from our graduation performance!














Here is what I was thinking a week out...

I've never been involved in anything like this before, this final week is 'production week' and the best way I have of understanding it is to compare it to something I am more familiar with, the last week before a big triathlon / rowing event. There are 8 of us cast members plus our wonderful director Joanne Panagiotopolous and we are a tight team so it feels a little bit like our final week of rowing before Henley '97...

In both cases you are trying to build your energy and bring your performance to a peak at the right time. In both cases an outstanding performance involves reproducing the best from all the hours of practise you have put in but also creating a good mental space to allow something extra special to happen on the day. Great 'performances' seem to correlate quite strongly with 'letting go' and enjoying each moment as it unfolds... The biggest difference, as far as I can make out, is that I'd be spending most of the week ahead of a race with my feet up doing very little!

Oscar Wilde is a comic genius and you if we the team do our job well then the audience will certainly be laughing a great deal more than you ever did when you watched a race!

Looking for housemates again!

Olivier and Chrissie are moving out in the new year, they are going to get a place together. So I'm on the hunt for housemates again. It gets a bit easier each time. I'm a lot clearer about what I'm looking for now. We always get a lot of interest so it is good to be really clear about what kind of a person you are looking for. Click anywhere on the text to see the ad.

Here are some of the people I have lived with over the last 3 years: Nick, Bianca, Jane, Jamie, Melody, Elmo, Mattieu, Carole, Thomas, Martin, Adam, Cath, Chrissie, Josh, Mali, Olivier, Christina. Perhaps we ought to have a 303 reunion sometime and see what everyone is up to...

2006 draws to a close

My year is nearly over and it has been the best of my life so far. I have been a full time student at Parsifal College in Sydney for the year and that had a lot to do with it! In my spare time I have been running Total Immersion swim coaching for Australia. I've started a photo page too. My aim is to post only the best ones so that we can avoid digital overload! In any case I've put in permanent links for each of these so you can check them out.

Does anyone use RSS with 'live bookmarks'? It seems like a great way to see when websites have been updated without checking them every 5 minutes...

Bye for now,


Dunstan