ABOUT ME

I was born in London and like to be anywhere in the world but my own country - I think the British are a little institutionally depressed or suppressed! I've spent a lot of time in Asia - lived in KL for my first year of uni, worked in Hong Kong twice, travelled to China a lot for work and studied for a time in Beijing.

I think that working and just having fun in any country can offer life-altering lessons and make you a richer person. I love China for the determination of its people, Malaysia for its comfort, the Philippines for the hospitality of the people, India for its incredibly diverse and accepting culture, the US for the innovativeness and adaptability of the people, Canada for having the best of British, US and French cultures and more besides...and I could go on. I guess I'm trying to say that every country is different and it is hard to say that any one is better than another. The situation of the people in different places have evolved from dynamic processes and no single place should be over or under rated.

PHILOSOPHY

Libertarian

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

EST 8 Jun 2012

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I hope that over time there will be more projects in the world like couch surfing. Spread the word!

Interests

Economics, Finance, Investment, Judo, Flying, Sailing, Skiing, Diving, Skydiving, Driving, (I might try biking soon - though I think it's suicidal)

visited 30 states (13.3%)Create your own visited map of The World or another interesting project

• culture
• education
• partying
• flying
• traveling
• cycling
• surfing
• scuba diving
• sailing
• skydiving
• skiing
• sports
• economics
• teaching
• road trips

Music, Movies, and Books

2010:
Almost anything factual

2012:
My views have evolved. My gf said 'I think you missed out on a major part of your education by ignoring literature'. Guilty! Now I read more widely, but still have a bias to non-fiction ;)

Recommended: Logicomix, Oscar Wilde, Ayn Rand, Aung San Suu Kyi, Joseph Heller, Alice Schroeder...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Fun
Road trips in America and Asia

Crazy
Skinny dipping in the sea (with close friends) for about 4 hours where it is illegal to hold hands

Spending 3 days of a 1 week trip in Thailand to try and visit a foreign prisoner in a Bangkok jail

Beautiful
Driving through Tsavo East National Park and being within a few feet of a wild bull Elephant who decided to be our friend

Superficial
Skydiving - one of the most exhilarating short-term experiences!
Staying at the top of the Shanghai World Financial Centre for a week whilst working and partying HARD in Shanghai - average amount of sleep : 3hrs a night

Reflective
...I'll think about it later

Teach, Learn, Share

How to travel!
Economics, Finance, Investments
The sports I mentioned above
Education

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Netherlands, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, France, Malaysia, United Kingdom

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