- Born and raised in London; Greek + Irish/English

- I currently work in transportation and customer service. I used to coach university basketball and do various admin work, alongside competitive basketball

- Lived in Athens with family for 18 months after secondary school, and Istanbul for an academic year during my degree

- I'm clean, respectful and helpful. A couch or a space on the floor is much appreciated

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

- I'm on Couchsurfing because like my Grandfather always said: it's best to stay with locals wherever you go; hearing that when I was a kid made a big impression on me. I like to talk to people, to share, and get to know others

- Outside of Cs I have travelled around Turkey with someone I just met from my exchange university there, and now they are a lifelong friend. Then my family hosted them later when they were travelling in London. I also have had several friends stay with me and my family in Athens over the years. I look forward to being able to reciprocate further in the future

Interests

- I have spent a while learning languages. I'm near fluent in Greek, advanced in Turkish, low-intermediate in French and beginner in Arabic. I'm happy to help with any related learning

- I love sport and fitness, esp basketball, and play wherever I can. It's great to meet people and experience how various cultures play the game. I structure physical conditioning programmes for my teams and different athletes so I can help with that if you need. Knowledgeable about health and nutrition too (legit, not the broscience)

- I keep up-to-date with global affairs and politics and I like to have conversations about life and the world, like a poor man's philosopher

• politics
• traveling
• basketball
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Hip Hop; Soul; Reggae

1984; The Alchemist; Measure for Measure; The Basketball Diaries; Lord of the Flies; Plato; Orientalism; Of Mice and Men

Heat; A Bronx Tale; Bladerunner; La Haine; The Count of Monte Cristo; Hoop Dreams; This Is England; Step Brothers; The Hurricane; Raging Bull; Taxi Driver; One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; City of God; Léon; Unbreakable; Snatch; Good Will Hunting; The Beach; Πολιτική Κουζίνα (A Touch of Spice); Her Şey Çok Güzel Olacak (Everything's Gonna Be Great); Planes, Trains and Automobiles; White Men Can't Jump; The Hunters (1957)

Countries I’ve Visited

Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, England, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Palestine, Panama, Romania, Scotland, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Greece, Turkey