Hey! My name's Chris.

I'm a 25 year old copywriter, originally from Glastonbury in Somerset, England. I moved to Glasgow three years ago, after completing my degree (English Literature), and fell in love with the city and Scotland. I've been here ever since, so I'm an adopted Scot now.

I currently live in a gorgeous 2 bedroom tenement flat that I'm renovating in vibrant Govanhill, in Glasgow's Southside. I share it with two beautiful black rescue cats, Cheeki and Sooti.

I'm interested in writing, radical politics, D.I.Y ethics and permaculture. I'm gay. I currently have my own allotment and grow a lot of my own food there. I'm also a vegetarian. I'm in the process of writing my first play and there's a novel slowly simmering away in the background too.

Ps. In case you were wondering, 'Fear' is my real, birth surname- it supposedly means "comrade" or "friend" in Old English. No, I'm definitely not scary.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like meeting new people from across the world with similar ideas, interests and passions.

I've travelled a bit, so I know how much hassle it can be finding accommodation in an unfamiliar city. I've benefited from the kindness of strangers in the past, so offering a free place to stay for a few nights in my own flat is the least I can do.

I just want to share Scottish hospitality and solidarity really.

Interests

• cats
• writing
• poetry
• lgbt rights
• gardening
• permaculture
• playing music
• anarchism

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Mostly indie folk. Particular favourites include Sufjan Stevens, John Grant, Sigur Ros, Pascal Pinon, Sin Fang,

Books: On the Road, Homage to Catalonia, Desolation Angels, To the Lighthouse, Walden, For Whom the Bell Tolls, A Handful of Dust, Rebecca, Poetry by Allen Ginsberg, William Blake, E. E Cummings or Coleridge

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Cycled around Denmark

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you all about Glasgow's radical history and share my knowledge of growing things. Ask me nicely and I might play/teach some banjo for you.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Music, lots of strange facts about Glasgow's radical history, good recommendations for seeing the real Glasgow

Countries I’ve Visited

Denmark, Portugal, Sweden