CURRENT MISSION

trying to settle down in scotland after a decade living abroad...
we are a family of 3: myself, my lovely Chinese wife, Joy, and our even lovelier little girl Katie

ABOUT ME

i was brought up in a wee scottish town, and had only one ambition as a bairn...to live in a different way than all the people i knew. as soft-focus images of far off exotic places were replaced by actual experience of different places, i suppose i gradually realised that no far off cultures contain the truth of a better lifestyle...we are all contained in borders of our own imagination, and its these we should rail against. of course, the occasional coconut cocktail on a sun-drenched beach is not to be sniffed at!

PHILOSOPHY

im not convinced that there is an Ali who has experiences, thinks things, has emotions and makes decisions...homunculi anyone???

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

i want to stay at other folks' places, and they can stay at mine!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

fantastico! hospitality is great...

Interests

err...
the human body and mind, human relations, society, language, culture, the environment in which we live, power relations, sex, belly button fluff...
and some other stuff...

• culture
• environment
• cocktails
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

poss my favourite book ever is The Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedeyat...i also really like the autobiographies of ralph glasser

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

not certain (see above) that me "experiencing" anything is possible due to uncertain existence of a me that experiences...too pedantic?

Teach, Learn, Share

im all about learning and teaching...school is for those who like pieces of paper with their name on.

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, South Korea, Spain

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