CURRENT MISSION

To take in as much of the world as possible, meet as many interesting people and find out as much interesting stuff as possible until capitalism gets its act together

ABOUT ME

So what to write? Well I'm 26 year old British guy, I think of myself as a friendly guy; I like meeting new people and hearing what they have to say. I especially like meeting people from exotic places. I guess I'm quite British in that I'm perhaps quiet when you meet me, but quickly relax and have fun once I'm at ease with someone and I value sarcastic humour above all else.

PHILOSOPHY

I have lots of thoughts on politics and philosophy and the universe (too much to say here), and I'm always happy to discuss them over a beer, or coffee or shisha or whatever your poison is.

To give you some idea; I hate neo-conservatives and anyone with the tiniest doubt about climate change. I've seen what communism does to a country and it isn't pretty, and I believe life is only as good as your friends and the ability to talk rubbish and laugh with them.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Ahhhh! Right now I'm just taking from this wonderful project as I'm traveling and just getting started using coach surfers. But when I settle down I'll be sure to offer my coach and knowledge of London to other coach surfers. Whenever I meet people when I'm traveling I seek to exchange some knowledge and interest from my our own worlds. So right now this is all I can offer.

Interests

All sorts of things, changing all the time; but for example

Swimming, coffee, cooking, reading newspapers, playing with pets, making terrible music no-one else will ever listen to, current affairs, running, technology, science, climbing up big hills and taking photos of sunsets once I'm there.

• pets
• cooking
• beer
• coffee
• running
• coach
• politics
• technology
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• guitar
• rock climbing
• swimming
• physics
• science
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Too many to list, BUT I would return to a burning building to get these...

Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
The Open Veins of Latin America - Eduardo Galeano
High Fidelity - Nick Hornby
Saturday - Ian McEwan
Che Guevara A revolutionary Life - John Lee Anderson
Hyperspace - Michio Kakau

Clandestino - Manu Chao
After the Goldrush - Neil Young
Darkness on the Edge of Town - Bruce Springsteen
Screamadelica - Primal Scream
The White Album - The Beatles
Back to Black - Amy Winehouse
Enter the W - Wu Tang

American History X
Shawshank Redemption
Trainspotting
and some other less cliched films, mostly quite dumb with lots of explosions.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lots and lots; accidentally getting on a night bus to Iraq, being defeated by sulphur fumes climbing up a semi-active volcano and plenty more. Mostly with an element of danger and stupidity.

Teach, Learn, Share

If you want to know anything about Physics (well you might...) I can try to explain it. I'm quite knowledgeable about computers too, and I can play a bit of guitar, and I know a lot about (western) music.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Romania, South Korea, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Syrian Arab Republic, United Kingdom