CURRENT MISSION

Cycling from Paris to Marseille!

ABOUT ME

Ex-British Army Infantry, specialising in Intelligence and as an interpreter for Pashto. About to start University in October at Durham, studying Business and Management.

PHILOSOPHY

"Freedom breeds isolation! That's the lesson of human history! Equality creates nothing but the death of the individual!"

"If I ask the question, 'Who am I?' I could conclude that, perhaps I am this stuff here, i.e., the ordered and chaotic collection of molecules that comprise my body and brain.
However, the specific set of particles that comprise my body and brain are completely different from the atoms and molecules than comprised me only a short while (on the order of weeks) ago. We know that most of our cells are turned over in a matter of weeks. Even those that persist longer (e.g., neurons) nonetheless change their component molecules in a matter of weeks.
So I am a completely different set of stuff than I was a month ago. All that persists is the pattern of organization of that stuff. The pattern changes also, but slowly and in a continuum from my past self. From this perspective I am rather like the pattern that water makes in a stream as it rushes past the rocks in its path. The actual molecules (of water) change every millisecond, but the pattern persists for hours or even years. "

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have found that the people of the world are generally very welcoming and accepting of foreign travellers, as such I have spent many nights in strangers' houses, every one of them an interesting character!

Interests

Football, Russian literature, military/defence, Rugby, War History, Early Modern History, Gaming, drinking, partying, socialising, cycling, hiking, squash, travelling.

• literature
• partying
• drinking
• traveling
• volunteer work
• hiking
• soccer
• rugby
• history
• military science
• hitchhiking
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Really too many to list.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitchhiked from Dover, UK to Frankfurt when I was 18, passing though France, Luxembourg, belguim and the Netherlands, and obviously Germany :)

Teach, Learn, Share

Those willing to share their knowledge with me and those that earn my respect.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm a willing english teacher and will also try and learn the language (french in this case)! I'm an avid listener and think I can converse well in most topics!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Indonesia, Israel, Luxembourg, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cyprus, United Kingdom