CURRENT MISSION:

I believe Couchsurfing to be a great way to practice altruism, meet new people and welcome the world into my home and country and be a great ambassador for Scotland and Glasgow. We are all sharing our existence on Earth and I believe we should all help one another whenever we can.

ABOUT ME:

I work as Live Music Booker and Live Music Manager for the Glasgow city centre based live music venue and nightclub Room 2 (www.room-2.co.uk) and we also have one of Glasgow's best bars/Mexican restaurants, Max's Bar & Mexican Cantina (https://maxsbar.co.uk), one of Glasgow's best Japanese restaurants, Mikaku (https://mikaku.co.uk) and Glasgow's best small nightclub, La Cheetah Club (https://lacheetahclub.co.uk), in our Allied Leisure Group. The latter previously being one of the UK electronic dance and clubbing magazine Mixmag's top 25 Best UK Clubs to Rave At no less! Techno heaven!

I am also an artist and band manager and booking agent with my 23 Music Management company and I promote gigs with my 23 Promotions company (https://linktr.ee/23musicmanagement). I can introduce you to Glasgow's amazing live music and clubbing scene which I believe is the best in the world! I may be biased but we do have UNESCO City of Music international recognition. We were the first City in the UK to receive that prestigious accolade.

I love Mother Nature (I "met" Pachamama during an ayahuasca ceremony with Quechuan shamans in the Sacred Valley in the foothills of the Peruvian Andes - a story for another time) and I do my bit for people and planet through my activist work for Greenpeace. I annually volunteer with them at Glastonbury Festival - my favourite place on Planet Earth - and I will hopefully be back on Worthy Farm and the Green Fields of Avalon in June 2025 for my tenth time volunteering with Greenpeace there. I have a strong belief in environmental and social justice, global peace and the abolition of nuclear weapons.

I used to teach English and P.E. in Costa Rica and I would like to carry on learning Spanish until I am fluent. Estoy aprendiendo poco a poco. I love exploring the world, learning about new cultures, meeting new people and making positive connections wherever I go.

TRANSPORTATION ACCESS:

I live on Main Street in a village called Mossend in the town of Bellshill (population = 15,000+), North Lanarkshire, ML4 1DL . It is 12.7 miles/20.4 km from the city centre in the south-eastern outskirt suburbs of Greater Glasgow (the fourth biggest city in the UK - approximately 1,698,000 population). There are regular buses running from Buchanan Bus Station (in the city centre) which will take you there in 18-30 minutes (depending on which one you take). Bellshill train station (BLH) is 1 miles/1.6 km from my home (5 minute drive/20 minute walk) and will have you in Glasgow Central train station (GLC) in 17 minutes. I drive and regularly need to commute to work and socialise in the City centre and can help out with travel plans when and where possible.

PHILOSOPHY:

Don't wait for people to be friendly, show them how.

I am looking to host fun, positive, polite and respectful people. If you are tidy and clean up after yourself you are welcome in my home.

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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Mostly hosting.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My story with Couchsurfing began when I stayed with a beautiful Peruvian family in Lima, Peru in December/January 2014/15. It was a wonderful experience and that encouraged me to open my home to Couchsurfers when I returned. Since then I have hosted over 700 Couchsurfers since February 2015. So many amazing experiences and I have met so many beautiful people! I even hosted NINE Couchsurfers (from Canada, Uruguay and Argentina) in one night! That was an unplanned one-off to help out in an emergency and a funny story I can share with you. I am looking forward to welcoming more 'friends I haven't met yet' into my home and being a great ambassador for Scotland and our Glasgow music scene.

Interests

Meeting new people, culture, cuisine, going to gigs, nightclubs and festivals, dancing and having fun!

Music, Movies, and Books

My favourite band are The Beatles. My favourite movie is 2001: A Space Odyssey and my favourite director is Stanley Kubrick. My favourite work of fiction is Lord of the Rings. My favourite Scottish author is Irvine Welsh, who wrote Trainspotting, which was made into a global hit movie.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I saved a toddler from being hit by a car.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am always open to learning something from everyone and every situation. I am qualified to teach English as a foreign language so I can help you improve your English. Albeit in a Scottish accent ha!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Friendly company, English lessons and I would like to take everyone who hosts me out for dinner.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, Cambodia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, United Kingdom