I'm pretty nervous and excitable, so I can get chatty sometimes. I like to read, to watch movies, and to hang out with cats. I spend a lot of time alone, but I enjoy talking to people. I also like dancing

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

When I host, I like to cook for my guests, play video games with them, sing with them and take them to hidden places in London. When I can, I'll invite them to parties, get them intoxicated and talk about their country's history with them. Anyone who comes to stay with me will meet my flatmates, who are very friendly and talkative, and who sometimes help out with blankets and space when necessary.

When I surf, I like to get to know a person, and to get lost in their city. I want to live like a native, meet their friends, do what they like to do, and eat what they like to eat. With that said, I'm a low maintenance traveler, and strive to live in the image of the wandering romantic, who can pick up his satchel and move on at a moment's notice. If you're busy, you'll barely notice I'm there.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've traveled to the following cities.Brussels (Bruxelles/Brussel)Florence (Firenze)Kyoto (京都市)LondonMilan (Milano)New York CityRome (Roma)Tokyo (東京)Venice (Venezia)Vienna (Wien)Hotels are for losers. Most of the time, I stayed in someone's house. Is there any other way to travel?

Interests

Veganism, freeganism, early modernist literature, ale, astounding sensory experiences, comics, video games, independent film, history, politics, travel, neuroscience, darkwave, shoegaze, baroque, chillwave, progressive rock, chip tune and video game music, long conversations about deeply held personal convictions, the raspy texture of fresh toast, eradicating suffering, having sex and long walks.

• animals
• dancing
• cooking
• politics
• comics
• movies
• video games
• traveling
• drawing
• music
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Film:
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Brazil
Kiki's Delivery Service
My Neighbour Totoro
Ponyo
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Star Wars
The Third Man
Toy Stories 1, 2 and 3

Music:
The Andrews Sisters
Ani DiFranco
The Beach Boys
Genesis
Girlyman
King Crimson
Neko Case
The New Pornographers
Sigur Ros
The Smiths
Tom Waits
The Velvet Underground
Washed Out
Yes

Books:
Akira
A Confederacy of Dunces
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Love and Rockets
Mrs Dalloway
Swann's Way
The Waves

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I turned a hamster inside out once.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you the following skills:

*How to bake bread;
*How to enjoy being alone;
*How to dance like no one is watching;
*How to play chess and other board games;
*How to understand Latin and some Ancient Greek;
*How to read the Japanese scripts, Katakana and Hiragana;

and I can teach you about the following topics:

*The biology of the human brain;
*Natural history and the mechanism by which DNA is expressed;
*Religion (I am a little rusty now but used to be very familiar with the Hebrew Bible);
*The history of cinema;
*The beauty and power of comics;
*British history since 1945;
*Political ideologies.

I would love to learn about anything from you, but if you know anything about music, or about the history of the place you live in, please tell me all about it.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Tunisia, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom