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Overview

  • 10 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 56, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Skydive Tandem Instructor and traveller
  • Yes i am educated but it's not that important
  • From Liverpool, UK
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Living the life of my dreams and inspiring others to do so.

ABOUT ME

My passion is skydiving and contributing to others and they fit perfectly!
As an instructor i get to help people push through their boundaries of fear. It is intense but there is an instant reward with skydiving so you get to experience both extremes together...it's a rush. If you go solo you get to control your mind and body in a whole new environment. Either way everyone takes this experience into the rest of their lives! Thats what i love!!!!

PHILOSOPHY

I once heard that the you can measure the quality of your life by the amount of uncertainty you can comfortably live with - i am testing out this theory and it feels great.
I see myself and other human beings as one - our basic needs and desires are the same - we all need food shelter to be loved and to love someone, to be understood and appreciated. I aim to be humble and compassionate in all my actions.
I think we all need to tread lightly on this beautiful planet of ours and love our fellow man.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

When i was living in Australia i was always meeting travellers whilst i was at the drop zone and always loved having them stay with me. Even the simplest thing like letting someone wash thier clothes or take a shower makes a huge difference to thier experience and my fulfillment as a human being.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have stayed with some great people and look forward to hosting once i have a stable base.

Interests

Skydiving - Tandems and Wingsuit
Paragliding..i just love it and the people and places.
Meeting interesting people.
Travelling,Hiking up mountains, Scuba, Surfing
Health and fitness - i love eating beautiful vegetarian food and practicing yoga when i can.
Having new experiences
Being energised
Being peacefull
Exploring my spirituality

  • documentaries
  • environment
  • dining
  • vegetarian
  • fitness
  • yoga
  • instructor
  • meditation
  • clothing
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • hiking
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • bungee jumping
  • skydiving
  • paragliding
  • beaches
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

I love Oka, Bonibo, Thievery Corporation, Gotan Project, MC Xander, The Chillie Peppers, Led Zep, Chill Out, The John Butler Trio, Morcheeba, Miles Davis and lots lots more!

I love quirky French and foriegn language films like How Much Do you Love Me? I also love Leon, The spanish apartement, Anchorman, Star Wars and great cinematography. I love Inception. in fact anything with Leonardo in.

I have read twice and highly recommend The Alchamist By Paul Coehlo. I am currently reading Shantaram and have Jupiters travels on standby.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Bungee Jumped over the Snake River in Idaho, with a great friend, from under a road bridge at night!!
10 Day Vipassana Meditation course in silence!
Paraglided with friends over Rainbow Beach in Queensland. Paragliding in Slovenia and Switzerland.
The movie HOME! The documentary Water!

Teach, Learn, Share

I enjoy meeting people who are exploring life, who have a passion for what they do. Who are living their passions rather than just observing others living theirs.

I love being able to pass on some of my energy and passion for life to others and hopefully inspire them to let go of any fear and live a life they only dreamed about previously.

I love sharing experiences with people.

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