I spend as much time as I can traveling. I enjoy talking about the future of the planet re. climate change and energy.
I spend an unreasonable amount of time experimenting in the kitchen, but I equally enjoy just eating food.
Climbing, cycling, and running are the sports I practice most, but I love trying new things!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

With great regret I paid for the couchsurfing membership this year, it completely goes against everything I used to love couchsurfing for, but hopefully through collective action we can remove the fees and go back to a community based model open for all

Great addition to traveling.
Its nice to have new people at my house every so often.

Interests

I have a wide range of interests and am happy to talk about anything.

• photography
• cooking
• coffee
• traveling
• rock climbing
• geology
• languages
• squash
• renewable energy
• anti-corruption

Music, Movies, and Books

Ryszard Kapuscinski, Naguib Mahfouz, Ernest Hemingway, Jack Kerouac, Khaled Hosseini, Tawfiq al-Hakim, Haruki Murakami, John Steinbeck

Every and any kind of music is welcome: from new-wave African funk, to hard techno, to Nils Frahm, John Coltrane and everything in between.

My favourite tree is the Ginkgo tree.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Bought a car from 1983 in Kyrgyzstan and driven the Pamir Highway!

Teach, Learn, Share

Homemade bread, ramen, kimchi, cake..

What I Can Share with Hosts

Please people, I do appreciate it when you have a read of my profile beforehand - please mention the word GINKGO in your request :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Algeria, Armenia, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cameroon, China, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Norway, Oman, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Egypt, England, Germany, Kenya, Libya, Netherlands, Oman, Scotland, South Africa