I'm an ordinary bloke from the tiny island of Malta, now living in Spain while working as an English teacher. I'm quite reserved - what you'd call a wallflower. I don't really like posting about myself on social media, as I treasure my privacy. Having said that, I love conversing over drinks and food. I also enjoy tasting new flavours and exploring new places. I find it frustrating that an ordinary lifetime won't be enough for that.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I would like to meet locals of places I'm visiting, rather than stay at a hotel which can be quite impersonal. I want to have engaging conversations with people with ways of life different than mine. Basically I want to get to know interesting people.

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite music: Portishead, Missy Elliott, Joe Meek, The Monks, The Strokes, Outkast, The White Stripes, Bjork, Beck, Daft Punk, Janelle Monae, Beatles, Crystal Castles, The Gories, Kanye West, Frank Zappa, Gorillaz, FKA Twigs, Cocteau Twins etc.

Favourite movies:
Brotherhood of War,
Eraserhead,
Brutti, Sporchi e Cattivi
Nowhere
Mysterious Skin
God's Own Country
Los Olvidados
Un Chien Andalou etc.

Favourite Books:
1. Waist Diposal - Dr. John Briffa
2. Musicophilia - Oliver Sacks
3. Cultural Studies - Chris Barker
4. The Greatest Story Ever Sold, The Decline and Fall of Truth in Bush's America - Frank Rich
5. Candy Girl, A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper - Diablo Cody
6. Women's Madness, Misogyny or Mental Illness? - Jane Ussher
7. Ramon u z-Zerbinotti - Guze' Stagno
8. The Beauty Myth, How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women - Naomi Wolf
9. Sexual Behaviour in the Human Male - Alfred C. Kinsey
10. Quiet, The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking - Susan Cain

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can provide English speaking practice. We can practice fluency as well as accuracy, where I can correct your mistakes, while giving you grammatical tips. I can also help you improve your pronunciation.

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Italy, Spain, Tunisia