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Overview

  • 3 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 40, Male
  • Member since 2014
  • Electrical Engineer
  • HPD Building Services Engineer
  • From London, England, United Kingdom
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About Me

Born and raised in North London, spent most of my life there apart from one random year in Australia which started the travel bug. Back in London I did the unthinkable and crossed to the "other side" and spent my last three years in South East London.
Had a moment of clarity on my 25th with a near death experience and have been re-prioritising life since.
Have just arrived and starting a new chapter in Australia but if there's one thing I've learnt in life then it's to be flexible and open to opportunities.
So who knows where this will go.
Always optimistic.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I was introduced to couch surfing about 6 years ago on a trip to a Spanish Island.
Had a fantastic time and then life somehow stuck it's aura in and things changed.
I was reacquainted with couch surfers in India and they inspired me to rejoin the community.
I love meeting new people, learning from them, enjoying the stories and to pass on any of my own experiences and crazy stories.

Interests

Traveling and people.
Traveling satisfies my curiosity and people fascinate me.

  • cooking
  • wine
  • beer
  • traveling
  • surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

Love books, less of a movie fan and enjoy a wide variety of music from DnB to classic and folk.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Dodged a landslide in Peru on the Machu Picchu Inca trail.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm clean, tidy, speak good English and happy to teach where I can.
I'm chatty and quiet, polite and rude. Funny and damn cheeky at times but limits are there to be found!
Also an electrician with decent plumbing skills and knowledge so happy to share them where I can too.
I love cooking, I even enjoy cleaning up the mess I make whilst cooking.
Less of a beer man, more into wine (red). And gin. Mmm...
I can offer you wine/gin fuelled semi intelligent mildly witty conversation.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Nepal, Netherlands, Oman, Peru, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United Kingdom

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