Hello fellow couch surfers!

I'm a graphic designer living in London. But that's mainly the bread maker as I'm a musician and artist. I'm a passionate kind of guy who loves to travel, experience new things and meet new people.

I'm English, but grew up in Poland and returned to England to study Art and Design. Been living here since!
I love photography as an extra hobby, you can see some of my picks or other work, either on Instagram (jamie.ardor) or my website (www.jamieardor.com)

I love hosting surfers from everywhere. But I moved last summer and currently can’t take any surfers at my place. I enjoy the groups though so hoping to catch you there whenever I have time to make em’.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

As you can see, I'm a rookie!

It's expensive to travel at the end of the day. And whether I travel alone or with friends, it's also hard to meet new people. So I thought I'd sign up; save some cash for more travels and find a great way to meet new people!
I'm very open-minded in all aspects of living, so I'm open to try anything and experience your culture and way of life.

Show me how it's done in your turf! x

Interests

• arts
• culture
• performing arts
• architecture
• design
• graphic design
• street art
• running
• music
• live music
• snowboarding
• skateboarding
• art history
• food
• archaeology
• gym
• bass guitar
• mixology
• paleontology
• ice hockey

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Originally a Rock 'n' Rolla with an expansion to explore Electronica

The Strokes, Queens of the Stone Age, Kasabian, Oasis, The Cribs, B. R. M C., The Horrors, Jack White, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Alex Harvey, Miles Davis, Nina Simone, Wayne Shorter, Nouvelle Vague, Radiohead, The Libertines, Massive Attack,

(The more experimental side)
Daft Punk, Justice, Deadmau5, Digitalism, Chemical Brothers, The Bloody Beetroots, Bonobo, Uppermost, Overwerk, Worakls, Wanklemut, Trentemollar, Shingo Nakamura, RJD2, Ratatat, Porter Robinson, Nora En Pure, Mord Fustang, The Magician, Lemaitre, Kill Paris, Kidnap Kid, Four Tet, Burial, Parov Stelar, Boogie Belgique, Ben Bohmer, Luttrell, Lane 8, some Liquid DnB too and more...

Love mixes from:

Anjunadeep
Cocolina Deep
UKF

Movies:
The Departed, Whiplash, Moulin Rouge, Finding Nemo (Obviously!), This Is The End, Shawshank Redemption, The Usual Suspects, The Martian, Interstellar, The Dark Knight, Stage Beauty, Watchmen, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Snatch,

Books (and plays, poems etc.):
Jean Rhys, Chuck Palahniuk, David Mitchell, Earnest Hemingway, Oscar Wilde, Tennessee Williams, George Orwell, Agatha Christie, Roald Dahl (My childhood), Ian McEwan, Sylvia Plath, anything on Astronomy

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My band (Dexters) had released 2 studio albums and toured several times across Europe.
Albums:
- Shimmer Gold
- We Paid for Blood

Teach, Learn, Share

Staying with me:
I love London, and am happy hanging out with people to show them this great city. And I show the real London, rather than just Buckingham Palace.
Though I do work intensely so I'm afraid the offer may be subject to my working schedule.

Staying with you:
I'd love to hang out with you or whatever you'd recommend I see and do. But if you're just offering the bed and need to be alone or me out of the house the whole day, that's totally fine! I love exploring.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I travel light, so not really sure what I can share! I'll happily buy you and drink, and cook for you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Rwanda, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Poland, United Kingdom