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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
Experience, Experiment, Explore & Enjoy life in this moment xxx
ABOUT ME
Creative country boy goes to London to make his fortune, realises quickly that graphic designers don't make fortunes so quit the industry after a year. Tried to keep his creativity going taking photo's for an interier design company but got told he had a bit of chat and should try and sell a flat or two. He soon took to property sales like a duck to water and loved the mix of stressful 12 hour days and doing the deal. Hitting targets for good money to make the most of being young in London, and learned a lot about sales and how the world works along the way. After 3 high pressure years decides he's going to burn out unless he slows down so joins a friends company on the property development side which ground to a hault with the market crash in late 08. Since then the town rat rented his flat bought the ticket and hasn't looked back. So here he is and life outside the bubble is looking pretty sweet. So now he realises its not all about the money honey.
PHILOSOPHY
I'm big on Smiles helping the world go round alongside kindness, consideration and good manners. That everyone is perfect the way they are and that happiness from within is what we should focus on going forward. To find the good in everyone, to let go of negative emotions and that how ever bad the world seems everything is gonna be ok! that life doesn't have to revolve around making money to buy crap we don't need. To look after the planet we're blessed with and the people in it promoting love, compassion and respect.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
I'm now here to be a host after being a surfer for many years of travelling.
Previously surfed with some amazing people in Oz, NZ, Colombia & L.A.
Interests
Keeping a healthy body and healthy mind and have fun doing it. Love to swim for an hour sometimes or jog on a beach, Love to cook all sorts for friends especially roast dinners and BBQ's. Love the first mojito of the year at a park or by a lake at a picnic with friends, Love all sorts of movie's I love cooking for others, dancing my ass off and making people laugh, smile and think. Recently I've been practicing Spanish, Jin shin Jyutsu (energy transfer therapy), yoga, Massage (giving), any outdoor activities in general. Art and Architecture of the world is a passion and travel goes without saying, Ah!
- arts
- architecture
- design
- graphic design
- dancing
- cooking
- picnic
- bbq
- yoga
- meditation
- flying
- boating
- traveling
- painting
- drawing
- outdoor activities
- camping
- scuba diving
- track and field
- swimming
- golf
- business
- beaches
- healing
Music, Movies, and Books
live festivals with all sorts of music styles including alternative electro/dance as love the energy it gives people. Put on some Moloko with live Trumpet or Claranet and throw some bongo's in the mix and I'm off!!!
Films Based on current affairs & documentary style are my favourites (Traffic). Any film that gives me a new perspective on life (Into the Wild/fight club), makes me laugh (old skool/slapshot), cry (Million dollar baby/schindlers list) or keep twisting until the end (momento/Butterfly effect), interests me visually (Hero/Lost in translation) or creatively (once/science of sleep).
I love travel/adventure style books and recently enjoyed Shantaram, Into the wild & The power of now. Love reading any sage from all any practise or religion.
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
What's amazing? Life's amazing, how can I put one thing over another but to name my favourite moments: Scuba diving the Maldives, flying over London with a sky full of fireworks, Bunjeed 130ft over concrete for charity, watched the sun rise across the Himalayas from Annapurna's base camp, saw the big five in a South African game reserve, taught the kids at a Nepali orphanage how to paint and draw still life. won a competition to be a rally driver for a day, raced an M3 and 911 around Snetterton race track, won a coverted D&AD student graphic design award. Cooked a special NYE dinner for 25 of my mates. Watching the sun set over the Amazon river while cruising along on the roof of a big boat. My first Iowaska ceremony in the amazon🤯
Teach, Learn, Share
I'm currently offering my own healing Breath Body Bliss sessions based in the breathwork, bodywork and meditation I've been trained practised and sharing for several years.
What I Can Share with Hosts
A whole lotta love and respect🙏🥰
Countries I’ve Visited
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Latvia, Malaysia, Maldives, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United States, Wales
Countries I’ve Lived In
Australia, Chile, India, Indonesia, New Zealand, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom
Old School Badges
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