I am a hairy scientist who spent five years doing post-doctoral research at the University of Edinburgh in Chemistry. I also did science communication where I took colourful and exploding things to schools around Scotland and England to get kids excited about science. I still do those things but I'm now a full-time Chemistry teacher at a secondary school in Fife. I also organise traditional music youth projects (www.tintosummerschool.com), and I host a folk-orientated internet radio show.

I am a fiddle player and singer, involved with Scottish traditional music. I play in a couple of ceilidh bands (Scottish dancing: www.offcentreceilidh.co.uk). I love cooking, gardening, Geocaching and being a "Weird Uncle" to my wee niece, Heidi.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I think my attitude to couch surfing is to experience new cultures by hosting and sharing my culture when people come to Scotland, and meeting locals to get an idea of what it's like to live in their country when I surf other people's couches!

Many of my best experiences travelling have been through Couchsurfing. It's truly the best thing since sliced bread, and I can't sing its praises enough when I meet fellow travellers who haven't heard of it!
I've also hosted some fab people, and try my best to be a superhost.

Here's a little bit from my blog about couchsurfing from when I travelled with my then-wife: http://paulandcharlottesworldtravels.blogspot.com/p/couchsurfing.html

Interests

Everything!
Traditional music (from everywhere)
Food
Travelling (does that go without saying?)
Chemistry
Food
Whisky
Cheese
Real Ale
Theatre
Food
Radio production
Winemaking
General Outdoors-ness
Gardening
Geocaching

• culture
• singing
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• cheese
• gardening
• traveling
• socializing
• blogging
• music
• outdoor activities
• surfing
• chemistry
• teaching
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Too many to name

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travelled round the world, man!

Teach, Learn, Share

I like to meet people who are interested in stuff. I'm a musician and I'm keen to share out Scottish music, culture and food with whoever I can!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, Cuba, England, Fiji, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Peru, Poland, Russian Federation, Scotland, Singapore, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom

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