English & Politics student in Aberdeen, training for music journalism. At the same time as trying to see as much of the world as possible!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love the philosophy of Couchsurfing. I've had friends who have hosted and as a result have met so many interesting and cool people coming to stay with them. I'm South America now so can't wait to do some Couchsurfing and meet loads of new people.

Interests

Watching films, music festivals, reading, writing, travelling.

Football, tennis, social justice, philosophy, history. Community activism, people working together to make the world a better place.

• writing
• music festivals
• festivals
• politics
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• soccer
• tennis
• history
• journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

Films: Beasts of the Southern Wild, In Bruges, Mulholland Drive, Birdman, City Of God, Searching For Sugarman.

Music: Future Islands, Darkside, Lemon Jelly, Bob Dylan, The War On Drugs, Radiohead, Mogwai, Jamie XX, Seasick Steve, Four Tet. If I could spend my life going to music festivals I'd be pretty happy.

Books: Alasdair Gray's Lanark, Albert Camus' L'Etranger, Voltaire's Candide, Cormac McCarthy's No Country For Old Men, and Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A couple of years ago I went to Venice Film Festival with people from all over Europe. That's been hard to match, but I'm looking forward to seeing what South America has to offer!

What I Can Share with Hosts

The stories of a guy who loves music, films and Scottish independence.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom