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Overview

  • 7 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Yue (Cantonese)
  • 52, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Landscape Architect
  • Masters
  • From Bridport, Dorset
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To live and be alive, to be happy and if I make other people happy along the way, then that's a great bonus.

ABOUT ME

Hmmm, depends who you ask. Each friend brings out a different side of my character, or shall we say compliments my character

PHILOSOPHY

Live as you wished to have lived when you are dying!

Everyone is chemical and we all interact with each other differently – where one friend will make you laugh so much, another will open your mind and make you think about the world in completely different way.

I have a pantheist outlook on life, and believe that all things are connected. I believe in the karma of life, and try my best to live by these guidelines.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

A friend recommended it to me, as was coming to Hong Kong for job interviews but had no money at the time. So met some great people and been on it ever since.

Interests

Horticulture, landscape architecture, architecture, history, art – most forms, psychology, philosophy, sustainability, environment, music, theatre, films, Improv, comedy...too many to mention,

  • arts
  • architecture
  • dancing
  • environment
  • movies
  • music
  • history
  • psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: a wide eclectic taste

Films: To Kill a mockingbird, Watership Down, Saving Private Ryan, Bugsy Malone, Empire of the Sun, Pan’s Labyrinth, Japanese Anime, Schindler's list, Life of Brian... the list goes on.

Books: The bag of jewels, Watership Down, Shadow of the Wind, The Alchemist, 5 People you meet in Heaven, For one more day, Sophie’s World, Winnie the Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner, The Toa of Pooh, The first casualty, High Society, High Fidelity, Sandman series, Hell Boy, Marvel Civil War series,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I hitched around Europe when I was 19, Youth Hosteling, staying with kind people and sleeping in hedgerows and woods. I never realised how free I could be or what I could achieve in life until I did this, and it's changed my life for ever.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach - What ever I can; if I can help you with something I will, if you have a question just ask :) The best teachers in life are not the ones we most expect. You have to be patient and the world brings you the most amazing teachers, though half the time they don't know it themselves.

Learn - I'm always open to learn something new, never want to stop. Quite happy to be proven wrong and to see life from another perspective.

Share - Haha, depends open minded you are, I mean I'm a contradiction - as I'm very shy and quiet, and sometimes find words hard to find and other times I'm as free as a bird and will talk about all aspects of life and on levels, I have a very poetic way of looking at life.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Perspectives, laughter, a song, a dance, an ear, a conversation, a smile, a thought?
Who knows :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United Kingdom, United States

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