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Overview

  • 4 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Japanese, Korean
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • English Teacher
  • University
  • From Ilkeston
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To travel the world and rack up experencies

ABOUT ME

I think Im an easy going person. I love travelling (obviously), playing the guitar, reading, music and like everyone else in my generation: getting drunk.

PHILOSOPHY

Personal Philosophy???? Live it up. Do as much as I can with the little time I've got basically. See the world, meet lots of people and have fun.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

umm. Not sure. Just generally

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Before I joined a friend of mine organised to meet with someone in Taiwan. She showed us around town and was generally cool. SO I decided to join also

Interests

I love reading, travelling, my band, the guitar, music, drinking, talking with my friends, blasts from the past

  • drinking
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • guitar

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Nirvana, Foo's, Sound of animals fighting, Oasis, Test Icicles, System of a down, The Vines, Plus 44, Angels and airwaves, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day, Beastie Boys, Queens of the stone age, Micheal Jackson, Anno Domini, Rancid, Blink 182, At the Drive in, Serj Tankian, loads!!

Books: The Warlord thrilogy, The Saxon Stories, Empire of the ants, The Viking saga, Empire of Dragons, Dragon Scroll, Good Omens, Bad Lands, Happiness Inc, The Beach, High fidelity

Movies: Fight club, Desporado, The Beach, Tristan and Isodle, Snatch, Bill and Ted, Back to the future, This is England, 28 weeks later and absolutely loads I cant think of.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Probably the great wall of China or Tikal in Guatemala. Sorry thats two.

Teach, Learn, Share

Im trying to learn Korean at the moment, as Im living here. But its rock hard and Im a bit lazy really.

I can play the guitar.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, China, Cyprus, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Tunisia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belize, Germany, Japan, South Korea, United States

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