CURRENT MISSION

To understand the origin of fluff....

PHILOSOPHY

Follow your dream. Live your own life. Always keep trying and respect those around you an the way. Easy to say.. maybe even trite but more difficult to actually carry out in real life. It maybe means giving up comforts and security to really do what you want. It means taking a hit to do the right thing. Avoid distractions,(hmmm....not so easy) think for yourself and believe in yourself...no matter how tough the day you are having.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Been involved with couchsurfing for about 10 years now. Its a good way of helping young people to travel around and gain cultural insights into different parts of the world. Have found it to be a great way to meet new and interesting people from all all over the world and as yet have not had a negative experience. Would like to start being a guest sometimes as well as a host

Interests

Music, both listening to and playing. Flamenco history, gypsy history and culture. Other musicians. Dancers and dance (although I dont dance myself)Antique instruments. Instrument making. Art history and the arts. Medicine and healing. Other healers. Magical history. Travel(of course) Food,cooking,restuarants,wine,real ale,new flavours. Also a sword historian and collector.

• arts
• culture
• dancing
• flamenco
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• traveling
• music
• art history
• history
• medicine

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - I am a musician so anything goes. Too long to list and too eclectic / random to sound sane. I listen to anything good, new or interesting. Seriously into flamenco, flamenco fusion and latin/jazz guitar though,
But listen to anything souly, rocky, bluesy, arabic, soufi, classical,folky, ethnic, percussive if its got duende!
Movies - I'm more of a movie buff than a Bookworm. Independant cinema, Chinese cinema, Ealing comedy, Charlie Kaufman, Oliver Stone, Robert Rodriguez, Luc Besson, Jean Pierre Jeunet, Almodovar, Ben Kingsley, Merchant Ivory, LOTR ....etc.etc. I have a film library, several hundred movies and growing.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I saved someones life who was dying.

Teach, Learn, Share

The main thing I can offer is an insight into flamenco, and maybe a bit of gypsy culture. Happy to introduce people to the Axarquia flamenco scene, maybe even to swap music lessons. If you are a guitarist or other musician, artist or dancer, even better.I am also interested in people with (genuine)healing abilities, magical experiences or knowledge, linguists, anyone with film industry experience.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Switzerland, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain

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