ABOUT ME

- Born in one country

- Grew up mostly in another

- Studied somewhere else

- Have lived in an additional four on top of the three above

- My parents are not actually from any of them, I’ve never been to my country of origin.

- Identity crisis? Nope.

- Just recently moved to Vegas and now may be moving to KL!

- Sunlight gives me energy like no other. In cloudy weather, Red Bull does. No wings though.

- Have an uncanny ability to injure myself impressively albeit somewhat dumbly.

- Wine makes me sleep. Champagne wakes me back up.

- If no-one was at home, I’d sing in the shower. I’m lying I’ll sing any way.

- Am actually very laid-back, except with pretentious people, then I give back as good as I get.

- If you say road-trip I’ll say yes, regardless of destination. Unless it’s an Oatmeal factory or something. I take that back.

- Love exploring new destinations. In Summer I make full use of the beach and the bars. In winter, exploring more culturally distinctive and absorbing countries sounds like a plan.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Frequently travel for work. Enjoy connecting with fellow travelers and locals!

My actual surfing days are now behind me :)

Interests

• singing
• wine
• clubbing
• traveling
• kayaking
• bungee jumping
• sightseeing
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES
Tend to forget the details of most blockbusters soon after seeing them – works out quite well, unlimited replay value.

Some of note;
- Blood Diamond (Stirs both my travel and political interests)
- Slumdog Millionaire (same reason as Blood Diamond, albeit with a happier ending)
- 12 Angry Men (For the psychological aspect and court excitement)
- The Dark Knight (pure dark drama / action)
- In Bruges (funny dark drama/ action)
- Wall-E (immaturity aside, it was hilarious and original)
- Sliding Doors (the fickleness of fate and fragility of life .. sniff)
- Love Actually (for the sissy Xmas feel-good side in me)
- Plenty more…. I just couldn’t end with that last one

TV-SHOWS:
- The Apprentice (UK Version)
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Appeals to my liberal side)
- Fawlty Towers (only recently been introduced to this, wow)
- Sitcoms: Spin City, Seinfeld, Frasier, Becker

MUSIC:
- Buy tracks over artists
- Individual Tunes over Genres
- Absolutely anything over Dave Mathews Band, the Spice Girls and other equivalents in both categories.

BOOKS:
- Barack Obama (Dreams from My Father)
- Bill Bryson (Neither Here Nor There, Down Under, Notes from a Small Island, The Lost Continent, Notes from a Big Country, Walk in the Woods, Shakespeare, A Short History of Nearly Everything)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Exploring a remote monastery in the Bhutanese mountains, exploring Indian temples, snorkelling the Red Sea, kayaking through caves in Phang Nga, performing a marriage ceremony (Joey-style), bungee-jumping with a sea bounce, outrunning a Tsunami on a moped, dashing for cover in a bomb shelter. The last two were amazing in a very different way than the rest.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bhutan, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Romania, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cyprus, Italy, Romania, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom

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