I really like people. I guess travelling is a way to indulge in this interest.

I'm 29 years old, have been fortunate enough to see a bit of the world.....its a great place out there.

I have had some fantastic couch surfing experiences so far and am keen to host to give something back. I haven't been able to host for a number of years due to sharing a house, but I have just bought a flat, so now can host again.

PHILOSOPHY

"People are all exactly alike. There's no such thing as a race and barely such a thing as an ethnic group. If we were dogs, we'd be the same breed. George Bush and an Australian Aborigine have fewer differences than a Lhasa apso and a toy fox terrier. A Japanese raised in Riyadh would be an Arab. A Zulu raised in New Rochelle would be an orthodontist. People are all the same, though their circumstances differ terribly."
— P.J. O'Rourke

(for the record, I think O'Rouke is wrong about most things, but i like this quote.)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have had so much kindness shown to me, so I just want to pay that back.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Everything from Chinese tea in Noucakchott to red wine in Dakar. If you stay with me in Belfast, it will be Guinness!

Interests

Coffee/Beer + Newspaper/Books.
I love to chat/discuss/argue/agree.
Hot topics for me include current affairs, films and travel. Also Music/Food and many things in-between.

I like to cook. (and be cooked for of course....)

• dogs
• books
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• red wine
• beer
• coffee
• movies
• traveling
• music
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

Book: Harvest by Jim Crace.
Film: Four lions

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have travelled on the longest train in the world.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have a NVQ in Beer Appreciation. Seriously.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Craic, good knowledge of the city, a place to stay.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Burundi, Canada, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Gambia, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Rwanda, Senegal, Slovakia, Somalia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom