CURRENT MISSION

european adventures

ABOUT ME

egalitarian by formative education i continue to believe that bollinger, champagne respectively should be avialable for everyone equally.

cheers.

PHILOSOPHY

a few:

my manner of thinking so you say cannot be approved. do you suppose i care? a poor fool is he who chooses his manner of thinking to suit other people. My manner of thinking stems from my considered reflections, it hold with my existence, with the way i am made and it is not my power to alter it. Even if it were, I would not do so.

this one is my original thought but someone else said it too:
'when i die i shall have one regret: i should have drunk more champange!'

next one:
'I don't regret that I bought an expensive Champagne that I drank, only those that I did not buy and/or did not drink!'

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

currently in Oslo, looking for a job (anyrhing) left a pretty intense life and job in London which cost me a relationship so now laying low. Gardening, cleaning, decorating, babysitting, dog walking, folding evenvelopes, licking stamps (not the self adhesive ones) whatever comes my way will happily do, so that i can engage in the norwegian culture and practice the language.

if anyone needs to perfect english get in touch.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

First time part this as couchsurfing.org however, been offering my couch/bed or been offered a couch or bed for the past 7 years. Pretty much all over the world (well everywhere I wanted to go).
I have a standing invitation to a friend's grey sofa in Sydney of which I availed a few times when in dire need; the most grotesque incident was when I travelled to Sydney on a transhemispheric booty call which did not materialise as expected, nevertheless the sofa was comfy. Her love of chocolate coated liquorice sticks, cream cheese and chives, Champagne, good laugh and a stimulating conversation add value. The sofa has moved along with my friend to a new house and it bears a label 'Peter's'.

When visited a friend in Vancouver I had an entire flat to myself with one minor problem; the ceiling at one point was that one bit a little too low and as much as I was cautious the whole week there, the day I was flying out I managed to bang my head; and God it hurt! The sofa, on which I retired (the difference between passing out and retiring is a pillow/cushion on which the head rests while unconscious) was so comfy that even the dog, a black Labrador, shared with me (and I had my feet warmed).

There are a lot more stories to tell...but not much space here.

Interests

as title implies:

Champagne (check the blog out www.theunbearablelightnessofdrinking.blogspot.com) where you can read that Champagne is not just a pompous beve but also amongst other things a fruit salad with side effects.

other interests: skiing (downhill) and keen to learn cross country,hiking, tracking, cycling and long walks. literature (certain genres), languages, aviation, crafts.

• dogs
• culture
• literature
• education
• chocolate
• cheese
• walking
• drinking
• crafts
• flying
• gardening
• aviation
• blogging
• stamps
• cycling
• hiking
• skiing
• teaching
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

what is art? tolstoy
on disobedience and other essays; fromm
beautiful people; doonan
longshot; francis

kv626 swedish radio choir, berlin philharmonic with Abbado (AH!)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Bollinger La Grande Annee 1995 was 'love at first sip'.

Video clip to Kylie Minogue 'Get outta my way' (just too funny)

747/400 take off from SXM, I wished I had been there!

www.treehotel.se

Dom Ruinart Rose 1990 YUM!

Teach, Learn, Share

get on with laid back, interesting people mostly that have a story to tell and people who laugh a lot. happy to help, assist and provide advise and connect people from personal network for whatever reason.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, Réunion, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Slovakia, United Kingdom