CURRENT MISSION

currently missionless

ABOUT ME

I want to find a better balance of living; a meaningful relationship between other people and the land around me. Travel is one of the best ways to try this.

I'm interested in ideas of community, identity and sustainability - I don't know as much as I would like to, but it's fun to learn. Hopefully CS will give me the chance to learn from like-minded people, and probably meet people who don't share my interests, too. Anything to do with history, folk music and culture, the arts, cooking, or a nice pub - I'm interested!

PHILOSOPHY

If you want to be happy, be kind

I value simple things - a beach or a forest, a starry sky, a fire and a beer is enough for me.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've surfed and hosted, and I hope to do more of both.

Aberdeen:

Ask me about the customised google-map of Aberdeen I've made for Couchsurfers, and I will send you the link. It includes information such ad recommended walks, sights, bars, pubs, cafes, galleries, etc.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hosted friends many times before I joined couchsurfing

Excellent experiences so far.

Interests

travel, music (especially traditional, blues, world), photography, reading and writing, books, tea(!), tea paraphernalia, philosophy, the arts, theatre, politics, Britain, concepts of identity, grassroots movements, land rights, community, sustainability, gardening, farming, walking, the outdoors, cards, poker, pubs, home-brewing, cooking, herbs and spices, herbalism, simple living, crafts, markets

• arts
• culture
• writing
• books
• photography
• cooking
• beer
• working out
• walking
• pub crawls
• crafts
• gardening
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• poker
• music
• folk music
• blues
• outdoor activities
• history
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Folk, rock, blues, bluegrass, metal, classical, jazz, choral, world. Currently getting played a lot are Tom Waits, bluegrass, & Old-time.

Literary favourites include Samuel Beckett, Neruda, Italo Calvino, Thoreau and Robert Frost.

Art: Munch, Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo, surrealism, Dada, interior design, Scandinavian design, architecture

I'm inconsistent in my film knowledge and tastes - I haven't seen many of the films I'm 'supposed' to have seen, I just 'like what I like' - recently this has meant Scandinavian noir, foreign-language films, Dogme95 and biopics.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have sailed through the Aegean Sea at night, watching hundreds of lights from boats & island villages flicker on the water, warm wind in my hair.

Teach, Learn, Share

"For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move." -- Robert Louis Stevenson

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Ask me about:

http://www.trippinguptrump.com

British and Irish folk

land rights & 'right to roam'

I always want to learn new skills, especially handicrafts and practical ways of doing things - I think this aspect of society is rapidly dying out. My dad and granddad could just fix stuff or work out how to make one, and I don't want to be part of the generation that that dies with

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States

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