Hi, I'm Douglas - but call me Doug. I'm a wide-eyed scientist by nature; interested in things I can understand, fascinated by things I can't. My seemingly inexhaustible supply of curiosity keeps me wanting to travel and learn.

I've just graduated from 5 years of Chemistry and I'm excited for all that's to come.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love the philosophy of paying things forward helping people to travel. I think being able to travel shouldn't have to incur a huge financial penalty and that travellers hosting travellers makes a lot of sense. Taking money out of the equation makes the host-guest interaction a mutual exchange where one is not serving the other.

Interests

Geometry, chemistry, bio-fuels, dumpster-diving, off-grid, low-tech, open-source, Linux, LaTeX, preventative healthcare, fitness.... non-exhaustive.

• diy
• dining
• fitness
• clothing
• technology
• traveling
• dumpster diving
• camping
• scuba diving
• chemistry
• ecology
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Bonobo, Thievery Corporation, Death Grips, Groove Armada, Chicane, TEED, Mr Scruff, Flying Lotus, Philip Glass, etc.... Movies: Donnie Darko, Into the Wild, Mulholland Drive, Zardoz, etc..... Books: To Kill A Mocking Bird, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Anything by Arthur C. Clarke, The Moneyless Man, One Straw Revolution, The Humanure Handbook, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spent a fortnight at the Open Source Ecology camp in Extremadura, 2012, where I was introduced to some incredible people who I keep in contact with to this day. There I was introduced to Permaculture, Arduino, DIY solar power, geodomes, compressed earth brick, super-adobe, 3-bowls washing up system and many other open-source and sustainable technologies. This event greatly shaped me and where I want to go with life.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Linux basics, dumpster diving in Edinburgh,

Learn: Spanish, anything artistic, anything... whatever it is you do!

Share: Food & tales

What I Can Share with Hosts

To sleep: Couch (in communal kitchen) or floor space with roll mat and sleeping bag on my floor.

Kitchen and bathroom use. Clean towel (potentially...)

Can wash and dry clothes

Tips for placed to go, maybe joining you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cuba, France, Germany, India, Italy, Jordan, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United States