Hi I'm an Englishman living in Vietnam and working with wonderful Vietnamese teenagers as a physics teacher. I love nature, choral music, singing, board games, scuba diving, talking about deep topics (eg science and philosophy) and exploring new places. I also recently took up indoor climbing which i do two or three times per week. I often travel and have met some of the best people while traveling around. I'm using this app to find even more great people to explore with or to host in Saigon. My place is very nice and you'd have a room and bathroom you yourself, but it's quite far from the city centre so it isn't a great location for some period. Also I'm often quite busy so i might not be able to fit into your plans so well, but if you want to join with my plans that would be great. And if you want to battle raid bosses on Pokémon Go, I'll try extra hard to join with you!
PS I'm gay

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Hi I'm new to couch surfing: i wish I'd known about it earlier! Some of the best people I've ever met I've met whilst traveling and I'm really keen to meet more to laugh, talk, sing and have a positive time together whilst enjoying wonderful new places.

Interests

• singing
• board games
• scuba diving
• astronomy
• history
• philosophy
• science
• mountains
• nature
• lgbt
• waterfalls
• climbing
• choir
• a song of ice and fire
• pokemon go

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I love choral music. My favourite piece is 'The Road Home' by Stephen Paulus (YouTube it: it's amazing!)

Films: I like films based on specific aspects rather than the genre, so:
Great Plots: Star Wars episode 4; The Prestige; Batman Begins; Inception
Great villains: Batman: The Dark Knight; Avengers: Infinity War
Great heroes: Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse; most things with Tom Hanks in them
Great music: Greatest Showman
Great Visuals: Life of Pi; Dr Strange
Great jokes: Guardians of the Galaxy 1

TV: Game of Thrones seasons 1-4; Battlestar Galactica Seasons 1-3

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've noticed that people write a lot more than one thing here, so I will too!

Watching a solar eclipse in the Andes Mountains in Chile
Seeing a blue whale, swimming in natural hot water and then watching the northern lights all on the same day in Iceland!
Scuba diving in Raja Ampat in Indonesia: the huge groups of fish were amazing
Bunjee Jumping at Victoria Falls off the bridge between Zimbabwe and Zambia (I will never do that again!)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Adventure, friendliness, help practising English if you would like it, deep conversations if you like them, shared experiences, respect

Countries I’ve Visited

Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Montenegro, Morocco, Peru, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, Viet Nam