CURRENT MISSION

To travel, chill and learn

ABOUT ME

My partner and I have lived in London for two years now and we now have our own place so we can host surfers again. We've also lived in Lancaster, Manchester, Blackpool and Newquay. We love reading, music (especially folk, rock, blues and americana), cinema and travel.

PHILOSOPHY

Chill out, learn and be happy.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We'll offer you a place to stay, some good food and tips for making the most of your stay in London.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've stayed with friends around the world - I love seeing a place through a native's eyes. I've yet to couchsurf via this site, but I can't wait to do so.

Interests

Reading, music (folk, blues, americana), cooking, surfing (on a board at sea, as well as a couch), football (Blackpool and England), religious studies, anthropology, cinema, travel, playing guitar, writing songs...

• writing
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• blues
• surfing
• soccer
• anthropology

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: zadie smith, michael cunningham, jack kerouac, jd salinger, haruki murakami, truman capote, alan hollinghurst; larry mcmurtry, anne tyler, nick hornby, chuck palahniuk, carson mccullers, tennessee williams, robert fisk and many, many more...

Movies: garden state, annie hall (and lots of others by woody allen), pans labyrinth, the squid and the whale, cinema paradiso, igby goes down, donnie darko, little miss sunshine, wings of desire...

Music: Folk, blues, americana and rock. People like, Nanci Griffith, Tom Russell, Eric Taylor, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Eliza Gilkyson, Dave Carter, James McMurtry; Bill Morrissey, Robert Earl Keane, Chuck Brodsky, Michael Smith, Todd Snider, Lucinda Williams, Lucy Kaplansky, Richard Shindell, Dar Williams, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, Ellis Paul, Dave Alvin, Frank Christian, Jack Harris, Counting Crows, Tom Waites, Bob Dylan, Kate Rusby, Audioslave, Muse, The Shins and so many more...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've sung with Nanci Griffith and Tom Russell.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love cooking so I'm happy to share a meal and a beer. I'm currently making it my personal quest to search out cool and random places in London and I'm happy to share my findings.

Countries I’ve Visited

India, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom