CURRENT MISSION

Explore and experience my home country for a while

https://www.joechapmanphotography.com/

ABOUT ME

I am the people around me and the environment I'm in. If that's a bit too cryptic, I'm just a man. A medium sized man from a small country with a reasonably sized beard.

PHILOSOPHY

I've been greatly influenced by the teaching of Alan Watts, Sri Ramana Maharshi, Ram Das, Carl Sagan...
In a nutshell: A fine balance between eastern mysticism and western empiricism

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I first opened this account to share the love of a community share house in Perth were I lived on and off from 2011 - 2013. Together we hosted many surfers from across the world, a few of which stayed longer than myself.
I'm now back on the road and so will be surfing until I have the opportunity to host again

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

At one stage had 27 people in our campsite garden. I've formed and continue to form amazing friendships through couchsurfing that I know I will remain for the rest of my life

I've hitched and couchsurfed around New Zealand, Australia, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, the Philippines and hosted in my home town of Bundoran, Co. Donegal. Through this, I've met some incredible people and got a truer insight into life in each place. Can't help but be excited by the experiences that lie ahead! Humanity's good!

Interests

Music, Photography, Travel, Exploring, Cooking, Eating, Tasting, Questioning, Conversing, Learning, Cycling, Baking, Brewing, Hiking, Camping, Free Falling, Pondering, Kayaking, Hammocking, Youtubing

• books
• photography
• environment
• dining
• cooking
• baking
• gardening
• traveling
• guitar
• cycling
• hiking
• kayaking
• camping
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies by The Cohen Brothers, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Wes Anderson, Michel Gondry, Darren Aronofsky, The Wachowski bros, Spike Jonze

I'm a great lover of music. Interests are diverse and range from Ethiopean Jazz to Indian Classical
Lately it's been all about Jazz - John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Chet Baker
But in general if it's quality of any genre I'll appreciate it. Soul, Classical, Folk, Rock, Afrobeat, Irish Trad, Blues, Rap, Indie..

The Joyous Cosmology, The Doors of Perception, The Alchemist, Sofies World, Brave New world, Island, The Third Policeman, Dubliners.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Coming into existence was an unexpected and delightful experience, still quite shocked about that one..

Teach, Learn, Share

Love to take photos and continue to learn more on many aspects of photography.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook up a badass meal,
Share my photography skills,
Music knowledge,
Travel anecdotes..

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Kosovo, Laos, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Montenegro, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, Ireland, Norway, United Kingdom, United States

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