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Overview

  • 2 references
  • Learning Chinese (Simplified), French, Japanese
  • 46, Male
  • Member since 2019
  • No occupation listed
  • No education listed
  • From Beijing China and UK
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About Me

I am a teacher. Musician. Traveller and collector of stories. I love meeting new people and exchanging tales and life moments. I hope to meet some cool people on here

I have met up with a few cool people through the hangouts part of the app and hope to have the chance to meet some people when I am traveling over the next few years. I am not much of a backpacker unless I am going deep into the mountains (couple of times a year). These days looking for cultural exchange rather than traveling on a budget type trips. Don’t worry I am not going to be sweaty from 10 days of camping in the wilderness if I am to use this app.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet new people, share stories and culture. I registered this account because of a friend in 2019 as a way of broadening the people that I meet while traveling. I have been traveling since 1997 and so have accumulated quite a few stories over the years.

Interests

I enjoy outdoor life, camping, hiking and sailing. I also enjoy running, most individual sports and some martial arts. I am a musician and play with several orchestra groups in the city as well as private study of music. I also love travel and love meeting new people to talk about interests and swap stories.

  • books
  • running
  • clubbing
  • shopping
  • traveling
  • outdoor activities
  • hiking
  • sailing
  • sports
  • swimming
  • philosophy
  • gaming
  • musician
  • gayfriendly
  • first aid
  • brass bands
  • french horn
  • lifeguarding

Music, Movies, and Books

Terry Pratchet. Lord of the rings. Sci fi. Love all kinds of music. Not especially into rap. Love to chat about music though. Enjoy reading and discussing philosophy and deeper questions but also have a wicked sense of humour and a playful side.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Stood on the equator. Actually I have enjoyed living day to day. This is the most amazing thing that I can think of. I can think of a few others but not falling Into the category of amazing, just funny or interesting.

Teach, Learn, Share

Can teach what ever I know. Share traveling. Share stories. Share good time and chat

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love to chat. I am friendly and open and while initially a little shy to open up I do have a lot of fun travel stories and funny situations from meeting and living in different places around the world. I am easy going and flexible when traveling.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Benin, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Scotland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales, Western Sahara

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, China, Denmark, Japan, Scotland, Switzerland, Togo, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States

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