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Overview

  • 9 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English
  • 56, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Ex music producer, currently work with homeless
  • Ph.D level (Modern American Poetry)
  • From Nottingham
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Increase the peace of course!

ABOUT ME

Very friendly, laid-back, music-loving, vegetarian, pacifist, not too keen on global capitalism, animal-lover, travelled widely dj'ing, love checking new cultures and ways of life.

PHILOSOPHY

You can't step twice on the same piece of water....
or
"I reade and sighe and wish I were a tree" (George Herbert)
or
"As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods, they kill us for their sport" (Shakespeare)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Am currently travelling so just surfing for now, will host when travels come to a finish...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couchsurfed with Elma and the wonderful Ai Lee and her charming family in KL...a great start to my couchsurfing career!

Interests

Music (funk, soul, jazz, dub, disco, Afro, world, Brazilian, Latin, rock: anything that grooves or moves the mind body and soul....). Making music - check the myspace page...Writing odd short stories...Reading great books of literature and philosophy. Travel. Checking out new cultures and people. Living in the moment and cultivating happiness!

  • animals
  • writing
  • books
  • literature
  • vegetarian
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • jazz
  • surfing
  • sports

Music, Movies, and Books

Way too many to mention: Jorge Ben, Caetano Veloso, Orchestre Baobab, Miles Davis, W.G Sebald, Don De Lillo, Bernardo Atxaga, King Tubby, My Brightest Diamond, Albert Ayler, Kurt Vonnegut, Asha Bosle, Tinariwen, Jose Saramago, Junot Diaz, Tuung, Tim Maia, Fela Kuti, Magnus Mills, Thirteenth Floor Elevators, Velvets, Os Mutantes, Michelle Houllebecq, John Gray, Joni Mitchell....soooo many....I could go on all day...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Bahia in Brazil is pretty damn excellent - especially Caraiva...oh to be back there now...

Teach, Learn, Share

Can introduce people to vast swathes of music and literature....and would like to learn more about pretty much everything I guess!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Brazil, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Lithuania, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Iran, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom

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