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Overview

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  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 40, Male
  • Member since 2015
  • Youth Worker- Traditional Scottish Storyteller
  • BA Community Education
  • No hometown listed
  • Profile 65% complete

About Me

I have a diverse range of interests and seek ways of living fully and responsibly...regenerative culture is the term that springs to mind.
I am from the Scottish Highlands, (a stones throw from the Loch Ness Monster!) and love the wild nature and old culture found there.

I enjoy travel, learning from people of different places and exploring new landscapes.
Having worked with community projects for over 10 years, I enjoy collaborating with people of different walks of life and co-creating diverse projects and events involving sustainability and the arts.

My hobbies and interests have lead me to teach Tai Chi, perform with African drumming and Dance troupes, DJ and organize family friendly club nights, host traditional Scottish ceilidhs.

Having just participated in a wilderness program me for teenagers in Massechussatts, I'm inspired to use nature and earth skills as tools for leading healthy lives and benefitting society.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet new people and to find out from local folk about the places I visit.
To get a deeper and richer experience of the places I visit.
To share stories and culture.

Interests

Global music and dancing, festivals and 5 rhythms.
Traditional storytelling and folk culture.
Earth skills, nature, camping.
Tai chi & Mindfulness.

  • arts
  • culture
  • performing arts
  • festivals
  • dancing
  • cooking
  • clubbing
  • traveling
  • music
  • camping
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Fela Kuti, Martyn Bennett, Steel Pulse, Tinariwen, Led Zeppelin, Maneesh De Moor, Bob Marley, Baka Beyond,

Movies: Cloud Atlas, City of God, Song of The Sea

Books: Wolf Brother, Northern Lights Series, Magnus Fin & the Ocean Quest, Handbook for the Urban Warrior, the Prophet,

What I Can Share with Hosts

Mythic folk tales from the hills and coasts of Scotland.
Warmth, humor, music, cooking.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, India, Nigeria, Norway, Romania, Spain, United States

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