I'm Chris

I like this quote from Farenheit 451:

"Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories. Ask no guarantees, ask for no security, there never was such an animal. And if there were, it would be related to the great sloth which hangs upside down in a tree all day every day, sleeping its life away. To hell with that. Shake the tree and knock the great sloth down on his ass."

PHILOSOPHY

"You are beautiful"

A mistake is only a mistake if you make it twice, don't worry about what you can't change, try to see the positive side of situations and people, and be willing to try (almost) anything once.

I try and stick to those four things and I tend to be quite relaxed, happy and easy going.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting when I can, surfing as preference when travelling, attending CS events locally and whilst travelling, spreading the word.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Wholly positive. I've met only kind, interesting people through CS and have formed some lasting friendships.

I've hosted:
Lara (Aus), Kaila and Julian (Aus), Krissie (NZ), and Ted (Taiwan)

I've surfed with:
Stefan and Harre in Vienna (Sep 10), Nathalie in Winchester (Jun 11), Heather in Leeds (Jun 11), Tim in Leeds (Jun 11), Carl in Montréal (Aug 11), TJ in Brooklyn (Aug 11), Daniel in Manhattan (Aug 11), Oliver in Toronto (Aug 11), JS in Sherbrooke (Jul 13), Tommy and Laurence in Manseau (Jul 13), Ben in Laconia, NH (Aug 13), Cameron in Porstmouth, NH (Aug 13), David in Salem, MA (Aug 13) ,Vala and Thorgnir in Reykjavik (Sep 13)

Interests

Music, travelling, cycling, languages.

Music:

I play guitar, bass and drums. I've dabbled in ukelele, mandolin, harmonica, violin, various hand drums and gamelan.

Travelling:

Great for so many reasons. I want to experience as much of the world as possible, both as a learning experience and endless source of fun and adventure, and to help others do the same.

Cycling:

My favourite way to travel. It's a great way to see a place, I think. I've ridden from Leeds to Berlin, twice (2011 and 2012), around 600mi; Toronto to Quebec City (2013), around 600mi; Franconia, NH to Boston, MA (2013), around 200mi

Languages:

J'ai appris français depuis Février ici 2016.

• animals
• beer
• traveling
• blogging
• music
• guitar
• violin
• drums
• cycling
• surfing
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Pretty wide tastes, open to suggestions!

Some favourite music: Alexi Murdoch, Snarky Puppy, Marvin Gaye, Benjamin Clementine, Django Reinhardt

See http://www.lastfm.com/user/christophogo for more

Some favourite authors: Bill Bryson, David Mitchell, Terry Pratchett, Aldous Huxley, George Orwell

Favourite movies: Monsters, Inc. Aristocats, Requiem for a Dream, Battle Royale

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Studying abroad in Toronto - a pivotal time in my life.

I've just started a blog at http://chrislee.is/ about my travels, feel free to read!

Teach, Learn, Share

Always up for sharing music, conversation, a nice beer, a good time.

I make mean potato chips/fries and nachos, and can teach my recipe to anyone who wants to know.

I can blow smoke rings.

I can whistle with grass.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Japan, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, Serbia, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, United Kingdom

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