I'm a roving journalist, writer, photographer and terribly amateur blues musician.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love to travel, meet new people and visit places I never knew existed - being surprised is the best experience. Couchsurfers I've met and hosted always tend to have the best stories.

Interests

Music, movies, writing, coffee & good whiskey

• writing
• human rights
• dining
• cooking
• coffee
• drinking
• movies
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• blues
• journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

Black Keys, Foo Fighters, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Rush, The Sheepdogs, White Denim, Alabama Shakes, Rise Against, Dropkick Murphys, July Talk, Rancid, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Wolfmother, Arcade Fire, Sam Roberts Band, Rage Against the Machine, Wilco, Seasick Steve, The Tragically Hip

American Beauty, Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Fight Club, Dead Poet's Society, The Avengers,

The Zanzibar Chest (Aidan Hartley), The Soccer War (Ryszard Kapuscinski), 1984 (George Orwell), Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson), Wizard of the Crow (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o),

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Worked as a reporter out of Nairobi, Kenya, for a year covering human rights, press freedom, international development, terrorism and civil unrest in the city's slums.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: cooking, guitar, harmonica, rolling, French, English, mastery of funny faces.
Learn: Spanish, banjo, ride a motorcycle.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Food, drinks, and many, many great stories.
I'm the butt end of many funny misadventures.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Burundi, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Mongolia, Morocco, Norway, Portugal, Russian Federation, Rwanda, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Denmark, Kenya, Netherlands, Rwanda, Wales