Instagram: @ianpemberton1

I am half Brazilian with an English father, not quite fluent in Portuguese but I'm making a real effort to teach myself!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I use couchsurfing to meet local people who can uncover secret parts of their cities, help me with my travel plans, to network with them so that when they travel I can return the favour. I enjoy meeting all the weird and wonderful characters of the world. You never know when you are going to bump into them again!

Interests

I like football, travel, hiking, live music, photography, reading...

Liverpool FC is my team. I am into intelligent fiction that provokes thought and teaches you about life. I like movies with a reason and purpose. I like pretty photographs.

• photography
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• live music
• hiking
• camping
• soccer

Music, Movies, and Books

George Orwell, Ian McEwan, Charles Bukowski

Evil Dead, Marvel Cinematic Universe, David Cronenberg

Funeral for a Friend, Sepultura, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Kendrick Lamar

Et al.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spent Christmas day 2015 assisting a karate class at a refugee camp in South Beirut.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have volunteered in environmental conservation projects in the United States and I have donated my time to teaching and organising activities for Palestinian and Syrian refugees in Lebanon for the short time I was there.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Intelligent conversation. Good company. English humour.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Netherlands, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

England