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Overview

  • 8 references 6 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French, Spanish
  • 31, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • Motivational Speaker
  • Masters in Physics
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

Hosting: Currently in the process of moving house in Edinburgh so may not be able to host for a while.

Current Mission:
Become a professional speaker.

About Me:
Born and bred in 'The Greatest Wee Country in the World', i.e. Scotland. Did a good bit of travelling over the past few summers. Now living in Edinburgh and travelling all over the UK for work.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Every time I hang out with a local, I learn something that I had never even imagined might exist before. I'm on Couchsurfing to make travel more meaningful for myself and those I host or am hosted by.

Interests

Football, skiing, scuba diving (divemaster), freediving, muay thai, lifting things and then putting them back down, golf, any sport with a ball, any extreme sport, magic, science, languages, making stuff, comedy, music, playing air guitar, cooking, fidgeting.

  • photography
  • cooking
  • partying
  • pub crawls
  • traveling
  • magic
  • music
  • hiking
  • scuba diving
  • skiing
  • sports
  • soccer
  • golf
  • languages
  • science
  • pool

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I'm a huge fan of comedy music such as Bo Burnham and Tim Minchin. I like to listen to everything from Elton John to Eminem.

Movies: Mostly watch comedies. Not-as-funny favorites include Shawshank Redemption, Untouchables and The Prestige.

Books: Anything that makes me laugh or teaches me something.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbed Mount Rinjani with no trousers.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love talking about the world and the people that inhabit it.

Trying to learn Spanish / improve my French and also very keen to learn anything musical.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Magic, science stuff , cooking and my secret top 3 pub-quiz factoids.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Northern Ireland, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Scotland, United States

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