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Overview

  • 16 references 16 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French
  • 46, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • Leading a football charity
  • Economics degree
  • From London, UK
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Apr to Jun 2016: cycling 2,500km across France with my girlfriend Annie exploring the stadiums, sustainability and social enterprises (& cheese!) in each Euro2016 host city.
https://www.facebook.com/LeTourDesStades

ABOUT ME

Ex-city employee who quit to do something more meaningful...

Jan to Jun 2014: I cycled 8,000km across Brazil for charity - visited all 12 World Cup stadiums before the tournament.
http://smudgersambacycle.org/

Apr 2015 to Mar 2016: immersed myself in the social enterprise sector via the On Purpose programme and enjoyed two 6 month placements with HCT Group (aka Hackney Community Transport) and GravityLight.
http://onpurpose.uk.com/

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

The experience of meeting and staying with local people is amazing!

Interests

Combining travel, sport and social enterprise

  • cheese
  • traveling
  • cycling
  • sports
  • world cup

Music, Movies, and Books

Interesting music, eg. BBC6Music & Glastonbury Festival

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My Brazil adventure

Teach, Learn, Share

http://www.wearesalt.org/changemaker-inspiration-from-dr-seuss-lorax/

What I Can Share with Hosts

The story of my France cycle tour and previous trips

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Japan, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United Kingdom

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