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Overview

  • 1 reference 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Spanish; learning French
  • 30, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • Medical Student
  • Newcastle University
  • No hometown listed
  • Profile 90% complete

About Me

Hi! I'm a final year medical student living in Newcastle. I'm a friendly, outgoing person who loves meeting new people. More than happy to give you some advice about the best places to visit in the city (there are loads!)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Seems a great way to meet new people and see the world

Interests

Play guitar and bass
Love practicing languages - anybody speaking Spanish/French welcome!
Massive fan of reading, especially books set in other cultures (wild swans/a fine balance/shantaram/anything by murakami)
Just got into scuba diving recently which I absolutely love!!

  • reading
  • music
  • cycling
  • scuba diving
  • languages
  • travelling
  • nature
  • cultures

Music, Movies, and Books

Boards of Canada, Bibio, Four Tet, Radiohead

Read loads of different books, big fan of the bigdog dystopians (brave new world, 1984 etc). Also massive on non-fiction and will no doubt go on a rampage begging you to read Oliver Sacks/Sapiens

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Inka trail towards Machu Picchu last summer... unbelievably beautiful walk

Teach, Learn, Share

Can play guitar, piano and bass
Like to cook and learn to make new stuff
obsessed with practicing espanol

What I Can Share with Hosts

Live with a really nice group of mates in a great city - happy to give advice on places to see/go if you visit here!
Love travelling and culture so wherever you're from I'm sure it will be amazing to hear more about it :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cuba, France, Ghana, Italy, Laos, Macedonia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom

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