ABOUT ME
33. I'm currently based in Colchester, UK, although work remotely doing Chinese-English translation so enjoy travelling when I can. I travelled quite a lot in my20s (lived in Hong Kong and Greece) but returned to the UK recently.

One of my favourite hobbies is learning and practising foreign languages, eg Chinese, Spanish, French, Greek. I also like sharing stories and talking to interesting/different people, music, diving, travelling (of course, overland when possible!), improvised musical comedy, hiking, and outdoors things.

https://www.instagram.com/james_r82/

MY MOTTO: Live life without a motto.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
To connect with local people, customs etc, not just abuse the opportunity of a free room.

I've been hosted by great hosts in Taiwan and Morocco, which have definitely been the best experiences of those trips!

While I don't have the space to host in my home in Athens, when I'm free I am happy to meet up with travellers to share advice about the area I live in!

Interests

Music, languages, travelling, hiking, running etc

• coffee
• running
• hiking
• kayaking
• camping
• snorkeling
• geography
• history
• languages
• mountains
• nature
• diving
• vegetarian cooking

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Trekking among wild orangutans in Sumatra, Indonesia - literally mind blowing
- Hiking in Nepal
- Sand dune sunrises in Mauritania
- Diving and snorkelling at the world’s most biodiverse reef in East Timor

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, England, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guam, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Greece, Hong Kong, United Kingdom