CURRENT MISSION

Ride there, try the food and drink the beer

ABOUT ME

My name is Thom. I ride heavily laden bikes for fun. I also teach English to those that want to learn (and some that don't)
I like to juggle in the sunshine and sing and sing to the road.
I enjoy taking photos, but often forget to carry my camera. My phone is full of nice photos.
I am quietly cultivating a magnificent beard.
I think everyone should like ska music.
People should also like soul music.
I want to meet you!

PHILOSOPHY

A bad decision and a story to tell is better than regretting inactivity.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've not really couchsurfed much. Only once, in Munich with a guy I met who was cycling up to Edinburgh. It was an excellent experience that included a halloween party, a Lord of the Rings marathon and a Bavarian breakfast.

Interests

Cycling, looking at things, challenging myself, reading quietly unter a tree/by a lake/of a bench/bus or train. Drinking beer and talking about things, usually with other people. Meeting said people in order to talk about things. I'm a very simple man really

• singing
• dining
• cooking
• breakfast
• beer
• marathon
• partying
• drinking
• reading
• juggling
• music
• cycling
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Book not film
The Three Musketeers
Lord of the Rings - Both
The Hobbit - Book more than film
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest - Both
John Irving
Many different fascets of the ska genre - Music
Whatever makes me happy - All of the above plus more

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have seen my beard. I've cycled to Istanbul from England. More, though, I regularly get the fery across the Bosphorus in Istanbul. During sunset, it's the greatest place to be.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have few real skills aside from the ability to stay upright on my bike. I can juggle pretty well and I can play a few songs on the ukelele. That could be a transferable skill.
I'm also an English teacher, which could come in useful.
I can fix a bike, I can build a fire and I can cook a mean meatball.
I'm open to learning whatever you can get to stick.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, France, Georgia, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macao, Serbia, Slovakia, Thailand, Turkey, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Turkey