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Overview

  • 21 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Yue (Cantonese); learning German, Polish
  • Unspecified age, Male
  • Member since 2005
  • English Teacher
  • Degree, CELTA
  • From Greenwich, London
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Painting the world

ABOUT ME

PRODUCT OF HONG KONG, BUT MADE IN ENGLAND :)

PHILOSOPHY

You only get one chance in life, make it a memorable one!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Wherever I am, I like to share and pass on my great experiences with others and show them around my home or adopted country. I'll do my best to show you best places to eat, drink, party, learn a new language and of course...meeting new people :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed in many places across the world. Funnily enough I haven't surfed on a couch yet. At times I've been offered my own room, en-suite shower and even a four poster bed!!!

Besides the accomodation itself, Couchsurfing opened my eyes to a unique world of local life, language exchange and culture. After a few months travelling with tourist guides and lonely planet books, I realised that CS offers so much more in terms of getting a satisfying travel experience, because with an expert and willing guide, I was enriched with some unforgettable memories to take home with.

On the other hand CS also enabled me to share and contribute my knowledge and skills to people who had hosted me, but may have the rare opportunity to visit or live in Europe. In my eyes, such experiences are invaluable.

Interests

Travelling, stand up comedy, playing tennis, football- Man United, pool (billiards), Spanish and German cinema, anything cleverly funny!

  • culture
  • books
  • oktoberfest
  • cooking
  • partying
  • drinking
  • movies
  • traveling
  • billiards
  • painting
  • guitar
  • scuba diving
  • soccer
  • tennis
  • swimming
  • tourism
  • language exchange

Music, Movies, and Books

Comic book movies:
Watchmen
V for vendetta
The Dark knight

European Cinema:
Gegen Die Wand
Auf der anderen Seite
The Edukators
Goodbye Lenin
Amelie
Daywatch and Nightwatch
District 13

Books:
Marina Lewycka - A short history of tractors in Ukranian/Strawbberry fields/We are all made of glue.
George Orwell - Animal Farm/1984

Music:
Stone Roses,Foster the people, MGMT, New Order, Depeche Mode, Bjork, The smashing pumpkins, The Police Red Hot chilli peppers, Pearl Jam.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Oktoberfest Munich
Love Parade - Berlin
Visited Dubrovnik - Croatia
Touched a green turtle in Malaysia
Went to Mount Bromo in Indonesia
Scuba diving in Koh Tao - Thailand
Visited Koh Phi Phi - Thailand
Visted Angkor Wat - Cambodia
Vietnam
Couchsurfed in Indonesia - fantastic

Teach, Learn, Share

More than happy to teach people to speak English in the textbook or natural way as well as englightening you with words phrases from the cockney world :)

I can also teach you to swim, play pool (billiards), tennis and the guitar.

I also like cooking and can show you how to make a mean Thai curry :)))

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Poland

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