CURRENT MISSION

to discover the world and meet nice people

ABOUT ME

My main passion is music, in all shapes and forms. I also love art, nature, good conversation, mes ami, movies (Amelie, The Big Lebowski, Being John Malkovich, The Seven Samurai, Chunking Express, Ghostbusters and Back to the Future (for nostalgia)... oh lots.

I like lots of things, I'm open minded.

PHILOSOPHY

Be good to one another. Each to their own. Etc

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am now available to host!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Was told about 'the project' at the start of my travels in LA by someone lovely... tried it out in Wellington, New Zealand and had a great first experience. I then met a veritable horde of great people in Singapore, travelling with one particular good soul up to KL. I met someone rather delightful in Shanghai, and after becoming smitten I have now moved here permanently to be with her.

Interests

Oh i said this in my 'about me' bit... I am what I do...

• arts
• instructor
• flying
• movies
• traveling
• music
• scuba diving

Music, Movies, and Books

I can talk about music endlessly - music lovers are more than welcome to engage me on the subject. I enjoy most genres - especially electronic music. Lately I have been listening to a lot of music from the area I grew up, a music community given the name 'dubstep'. I also have a soft spot for house, rocksteady and anything quirky.

I don't tend to have the concentration to read much fiction, and usually read random bits from wikipedia, finding short facts as morish as a bowl of peanuts. Winne the Pooh holds a nostalgic place in my heart; 'The Prophet' by Kahil Gibran and 'Siddhartha' by Herman Hesse are short and sweet; and although old, I can't recommend 'The Age of Kali' by William Dalrymple enough, especially for travellers to India. Right now I am reading a guide to music composition, and sporadically dipping in to Paul Theroux's 'The Iron Rooster'.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Doing my Advanced Scuba course and doing a night dive when my instructor and i were circled by a reef shark!

Flying in a light aeroplane above Fraser Island, Australia and watching whales in the ocean.

The Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh, along with Hiroshima, are perhaps the most moving and shocking places I have visited.

Angkor in Cambodia and Ellora in India are possibly the most awe inspiring.

And although a girl might be at the heart of it, Shanghai is the city I have come back to stay.

Teach, Learn, Share

don't be a bastard

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Czech Republic, Fiji, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Laos, Malaysia, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Tunisia, Uganda, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United Kingdom

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