WriterDrew

I'm a 51-year-old male, and I live in Canberra, Australia .

I speak English

Current level: Expert

• 2m

• Cities and countries I have visited

  Northern Thailand was by far my most interesting experience during my travels and Las Vegas was the most fun.
  Check out my map for more locations and ask me about them.

• My proudest accomplishments

  My two beautiful daughters.

• My interests in other cultures

  Buddhism really takes my interest. I'm also very interested in Gaelic culture.

• I'm an expert at...

  procrastinating.

• A personal challenge

  Saying goodbye to my parents.

• Favourite books/authors/films

  All of Dan Browns books are fantastic and I love 'Castaway' with Tom Hanks.

• Living abroad for one year

  Scotland. To immerse myself in the culture and language.

• I always enjoy talking about...

  Anything and everything about writing, history and the arts.

• Making the world a better place

  Better access to education, a living wage, access to universal healthcare and a less of a divide between cross-sections of the community.

• Personal skills

  Computer software tolerance tester.
  Innate ability to tolerate intolerable people.
  Personality adjustment engineer.
  The Breaker of Things Extraordinaire.

• Childhood pleasures

  I grew up literally on the beach in one of the most beautiful environments in the country, and I knew it too. I was very fortunate to live there and it features on my profile.
  It is my childhood home and still to this day, no matter where I am in the world, it is and always will be 'home'.

• I recently learnt...

  About 'Sutton Hoo' and the discovery of a 6th Century Anglo-Saxon burial site that changed the world's perception of the 'Dark Ages'.

  Yes, I am a history nerd, you have been warned.

• 10 years from now

  I like to think that I'll be back to my hometown and enjoying the good life.

• I'm excited about...

  Banana Bread. I don't know why, but I love baking it and experimenting with different ingredients. I have now invented the best Banana Bread you are ever likely to taste. Ask me for details.

• Something uncommon about me

  I am extraordinarily messy. Much to my eternal shame.

• It was better before

  Although the 1950's had its social flaws, I think this was the generation that really had it going for it. The last vestiges of innocence before the human race plunged into anarchy.

• It is better now

  Social Equality. Planned Parenting. Universal Health Care. A basic welfare system. Multi-culturalism. Greater tolerance and acceptance (despite how hard the media try to tell you otherwise).

• As a child, I wish...

  I wish I had siblings to grow up alongside me.

• I wish people knew more about...

  Spirituality and an understanding that there are greater things than themselves that they will never fully understand, but are far more better than this little piece of the universe.

• A career without obstacles

  A Geologist and part-time History Professor.

• My feeling about the future

  I'm optimistic.

• My parents and me

  It was a huge age gap and many differences, but that didn't stop me from loving them.

• My opinion on human nature

  Deep down, everyone has a good side, and a 'human' side that is full of faults, strengths and weaknesses.

• I feel concerned about...

  The deepening political divide that tears us all apart, all because of what? Which ideology is better? How about caring more for each other and the rock we live on, it's the only home we have.

• A trick or piece of advice

  Don't be too pushy, let things happen naturally.