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Overview

  • 62 references 10 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 37, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Solutions Architect (i.e. programming)
  • BSc in Internet Computing
  • From Newcastle-Under-Lyme
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To be more today than I was yesterday :)

ABOUT ME

I don't really know what to write here so I'll simply say this, if you want to learn more about me all you have to do is ask!

PHILOSOPHY

When an opportunity presents itself, take it. You may regret things you do, but the bigger regret is always to have lacked the courage to try something new.

That's why for my new years resolution I started writing a bucket list of things I want to do before I die. Some of the items on my bucket list which I've done in the last year or so include:

Paramotoring
Archery
Bungee Jump
Segway Rally
Tandem SkyDive
Ice Skating
Zorbing
Murder Mystery Evening
Attended Oktoberfest

If you've got any ideas for my list or are interested in doing something too then please let me know.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Personally I see CouchSurfing as a brilliant way of broadening your horizons whilst making some incredible friends.

My CS aims are simple - to try and help any travellers I meet in any way I can, and to meet lots of new and exciting people along the way.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've had some experience of couch surfing in terms of going to meetings, taking part in events (such as free hugs) and showing couch surfers around both Manchester and Warwick. For the most part my experiences have been positive and the people I've met wonderful.

Due to my living arrangements I've had little experience in terms of hosting (bar a few couchsurfers whom I'd previously met) but my surfing experiences, limited though they may be, have all been very positive. Hopefully in the future I will have the opportunity to do both of these things more

Interests

I'm interested in sports (especially football, tennis and squash), films, video games, reading & writing, music, and lots of other things.

I recently uploaded a completed draft of my first novel online. It's a story about two people and the connection they make when they meet in an airport one night. Anyway if you're interested in reading my story just follow the link below:
http://www.authonomy.com/books/30546/one-night/

  • writing
  • books
  • oktoberfest
  • movies
  • video games
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • surfing
  • bungee jumping
  • skydiving
  • sports
  • soccer
  • tennis
  • racquetball
  • archery
  • tourism
  • squash

Music, Movies, and Books

Films:
The Departed/Infernal Affairs
The Life of Brian
Lost in Translation
Before Sunrise/Sunset
The Bourne Films
WallE
Se7en
Leon
Cell 211
Untouchable/The Intouchables
Ponyo

Music:
John Mayer
The Beatles
Fleetwood Mac
Jeff Buckley
The XX
Arcade Fire
Justin Nozuka
Muse
The Weeknd
Larkin Poe

Books:
The Secret History
Water for Elephants
Lord of the Flies
One Day
All My Friends are Superheroes
The Hobbit

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Most of my best travel experiences have been to the USA.

During the summer of 2010, when I travelled across North America I saw some incredible things. The highlights of my trip included visiting Yosemite National Park, Yellowstone and Lake Tahoe.

However my experiences in the 2012 Chicago Couch Crash are probably my favourite couch surfing memories as the whole thing will definitely go down as one of the best weekends of my life so far.

Meanwhile 2013 has seen me attend more CS events and meetings than ever before including the big weekends in Paris, Brussels, Bratislava & Riga :)

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Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Philippines, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom

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