Hi, I'm Chris!
I am a "super-optimist", with a permanent smile on my face and an infectious laugh. I'm very enthusiastic about most things, and I have an easy-going outlook on life.
I love to surf, practice and teach yoga, take photographs, make videos, drink coffee and eat delicious food.
I am a pescatarian. I don't cook, but I am very good at doing the dishes and cleaning up after someone has cooked for me :) I like my living space to be very neat and tidy.
I love listening to people's stories, as well as sharing my own ones. I try to immerse myself in the local culture wherever I go, and I love the challenge of learning some of the language of the places I visit.
I believe that being warm and kind to other people brings warmth and kindness back into my own life, and that being a joyful person helps others to find joy in themselves.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to surf, meet people, see beautiful things and absorb different cultures in as many countries as possible.

Interests

• yoga
• surfing
• badminton
• film photography
• videography
• freediving
• diving
• python
• web design
• web development
• video editing
• javascript
• physiology
• video production
• ashtanga yoga

Music, Movies, and Books

My music taste is quite expansive! I love the rock and alternative music that I grew up with in the 1990s and early 2000s. I also listen to indie rock. I love a range of electronic music too, including deep house, techno and psytrance music. In general, if music makes me bob my head, I'm happy.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I jumped off a 165m high cliff. This was at the world's highest bridge swing in Oribi Gorge, KZN, South Africa.

What I Can Share with Hosts

First and foremost, I can share my enthusiastic, energetic and optimistic view of life with you :) I'm an adventurer and I'm always up for trying new things.

Secondly, I have 2 years of English teaching experience, from my time in Viet Nam, where I was teaching children from 5 to 15 years of age.

I have a few years of experience with teaching surfing, where I have taught children and adults to stand up and ride waves. I have a deep love of surfing and the ocean. For the past few months I have done some work with Precious Plastic in Da Nang, Viet Nam, which is an amazing group of people who are arranging beach clean-ups and raising plastic recycling awareness.

Furthermore, I am a certified Yoga Instructor, having recently completed my 200hr Teacher Training Course at Samyak Yoga, in Mysore, India. I have been practicing Yoga for 10 years, and it is another passion of mine. I am continually trying to deepen my own practice as well as help others to discover the benefits of Yoga as a part of a healthy and happy life.

Additionally, I am a self-taught web developer, with training in front-end website development using React and JavaScript. Below you can find links to 2 websites that I've created for myself, as practice projects. I also have experience in working with Wix and Wordpress.
Websites:
1. A photography portfolio: https://reevesglobal.gitlab.io/photography-portfolio/
2. A resume website: https://reevesglobal.gitlab.io/cnr-resume/

Lastly, I take photos on film as a hobby (my pictures can be found at website 1, above) and I like to shoot and make little videos with my GoPro, too. You can have a look at my videos on my YouTube channel, below:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEjH0aAPgfZI5sKde9eV-uw

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Estonia, Finland, Germany, India, Indonesia, Namibia, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States, Viet Nam