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Hello friend I haven't met yet!

I'm Andy 🙏🏻

Welcome to my profile

Let me start by saying I get soooo many messages on here and that if I don't reply to you it's nothing personal I'm just very distracted and unorganised with messages and I sometimes occasionally miss some! That being said I'm making a new resolution to be much better at this so hopefully you will benefit from this!

When I host people I want to actually hang out with these people and get to know them and actually spend time with them, so I unfortunately won't be an easy option if I'm not feeling up to it or if your simply wanting a place to crash for the night. I mean there are hostels for if you want to go out drinking and staying out late and also I think I need to get something out of it too right?! 🤷🏻

That being said, if I am hosting you, I will try to be as hospitable as possible, this could include cooking for you, driving us to nice places outside of Edinburgh or maybe having a drink and sharing my whisky! I consider myself well knowledge on all kinds of places in Scotland and would be happy to show some places over the weekend providing the timing works out and that you'll contribute to the petrol cost :)

I myself have travelled to 43 countries and would consider myself big on adventure and the outdoors. I hope to use couchsurfing to build a network of lovely people all around the world and build my profile so that I can use it abroad when the time comes for myself again to travel!

I work full time as a support worker for autistic adults. I love my job and I'm very happy doing it, though it can come with its challenges.

In my spare time I try be the healthy and going to the gym and sauna etc or can be found on my computer writing my own electronic music, something I have been doing for 10 years now!! I like to think that the music I make us a reflection of the mountain scenery I have seen over my life!

I also really value meditation and properly listening to beautiful music, all these things really enrich my soul 💜

I think this should be enough for part 👊🏻

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

So... Why am I here on couchsurfing???

I'm hoping to use this platform to host people from all over the world and to share my life with strangers for some days!

I attempting to begin my profile on here and offer some nice experiences in exchange for kind words and a nice review, so I myself can use this when I travel more in the world! Sound fair?? :)

I have perhaps one off the best situations to offer a short term stay for other travellers! I live in a gorgeous flat bought by my family in 1996 right in the city centre. I stay here on my own with my family occasionally visiting from time to time. I can offer you a master bedroom bed with your own ensuite, as I myself use another room away from the road for the peace and quiet for my meditation.

Some important stuff...

**I can't guarantee that you will get super fresh sheets on the bed when you stay, I try to change them every week or so of actually sleeping, but if I have 3 sets of guests each staying 2 nights I will keep the same ones on. Im lucky I can actually give a bed and not just park you on the sofa, but I'm very busy and I can't be a hotel, hence why I'm not on Airbnb making loads of money with the room!!**

**I will do my best to keep the bathroom clean, but if I missed something or you need more toilet paper please say as this will help me!**

**Let's talk first if you want to use the kitchen as my fire alarm can be very sensitive and there's a few things to help**

**Feels free to leave anything you like in the fridge**

**It will be easy for you to come and go even if I will be at work, you won't have to be outside all day, I mean it rains here in Scotland!!**

I'm happy to use our evenings to show you around and maybe even take the car at the weekend to go to the beautiful Scottish Highlands!!

LASTLY... While I don't have any expectations, I always appreciate a bi-directional relationship with hosting, if I host you for a few nights and pour my heart into a meal for you, then a bottle of wine with the meal for example would be appreciated:) things like that go a long a way and imo should maybe be considered more often by couchsurfers.

I look forward to beginning my couchsurfing journey and meeting lots of people!

Interests

• photography
• meditation
• live music
• travel
• gym
• healthy lifestyle
• music production
• hiking,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitchiked over 3000km across 8 countries in Europe

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Saint Lucia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam