Hi, I'm Ian!

I recently arrived at a turning point in my life and I'm spending some time travelling while I figure out what I want to do next.

I'm passionate about exploring alternative ways of living, and I'm hoping to spend a lot of my time travelling outside mainstream society, in communes, ecovillages, religious communities, tribes, etc. I recently organised a conference about communal living in the UK: www.braziers.org.uk/ukcomcon

I'm also really interested in philosophy and in mental health and illness, which I studied at university.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm a strong believer in community and co-operation, and I like to share any extra living space I happen to have. I also like to meet the locals when I'm travelling, as I think it's one of the best ways to understand a new place.

I have had visitors from all over the world: England, Ireland, Scotland, the USA, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, Romania, Slovakia and Canada. Once I hosted a 5-piece rock band, plus their crew!

Interests

Unicycling; meditation; chatting; silly dancing; reading; travelling.

• literature
• poetry
• meditation
• reading
• traveling
• music
• live music
• biology
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

I like most types of music, but my desert island disks might be something like this:

Chvrches: Neverending Circles
The National: Graceless
The Incredible String Band: The Hedgehog Song
Bonaparte: Boycott Everything
Leonard Cohen: So Long Marianne
Nina Simone: Sinnerman

Book: Leaves of Grass
Film: Boyhood

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The work study programme at Tamera community.

Teach, Learn, Share

It's always great to meet someone who can share a bit of their language, or show me a new card or board game, or a dance or song, or anything else at all really; whatever you've got to teach, I'll take it!

I read a lot of poetry and might have some good recommendations if that's your thing. If I'm hosting I could also teach you to unicycle.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Isle of Man, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Scotland

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