By day I work at a software startup - in my spare time, I help with "Food Not Bombs" in York, a group that takes food that would be wasted by supermarkets/restaurants and uses it to make free, healthy, tasty meals for people in need.
I'm hoping to find some land in a warm country on which to build my own house. I want to create a space where people can stay for free and work on the things that are important to them without worrying about money.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

While I've been travelling, lots of people have been kind enough to help me without any expectation of reward. I want to do the same to others, so they can spread this way of doing things even further.

We have some spare space at our house - send requests to
https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/melarishish
who is far more organized than I am ;)

Interests

Cooking, mainly Asian dishes
Cycling - whether it's just a few miles to relax after work or a bigger trip across a country. I'd love to do a few massive trips (eg North to South America, across Africa etc)
Making things, whether virtual or real
Gardening and growing food

• dining
• cooking
• gardening
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• engineering
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

All different genres of music: from reggae and dub, to rock, prog, and metal, to electronica
One day I'll find some spare time to read all the books I want to...

Teach, Learn, Share

Computers, engineering, music, cooking

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking! I love to cook, mainly a mix of Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese but also Indian and Mexican.
Also good with computers and software, so happy to help with problems, and competent fixing mechanical things too.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Egypt, France, Greece, India, Italy, Netherlands

Countries I’ve Lived In

Thailand, Viet Nam