CURRENT MISSION
After teaching in Osaka, Japan, I am going to overland it from Japan to South Korea and on to China, Mongolia, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and home. I look forward to meeting up and surfing at as many places as possible.

ABOUT ME

English teaching, country ticking, cricket-playing vegetarian, whilst all true, engender stereotypes that I fail to live upto. I see the world as a buffet, I´m going to get the best out of it, leave plenty for those behind me and but I'm not leaving until I'm satisfied.

Apres University, I decided to work, volunteer and travel abroad. I tend to stick to a yearly cycle of 4 months at home (sunny Bristol) in the summer, 4 months usually teaching abroad and 4 months travelling. I've travelled mostly overland in Africa, Asia and the Americas. One year Delhi to Beijing, the next Nairobi to Johannesburg, Shanghai to Manilia and last year from Recife, Brasil to Mexico city.

PHILOSOPHY

Enjoy yourself, life is short in this world.

Travel is education. So see and understand a little more of the world, whilst smiling

Find out what make you happy and as long as it doesn't negatively impact on others, then do it. Don't assume that working 9-5 and paying a mortgage is a life lived.

Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Meet up. Get down. Tune in. Chill out.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have slept on many couches whether on CS or not, there is something unifying about being invited into someone's house who you met only hours before. I had great experiences in Dubai and in China being welcomed into the CS community. I have always enjoyed meeting people, especially those who live in the countries in which I'm travelling as you gain a unique insight into a country that almost no other source can offer.

Intereses

Love sports, (cricket and football especially, but I'll watch or do most sports. I usually travel with a pair of running shoes and set off in the morning to explore the city.

International Affairs and History, having studied it at University and after travelling abroad I'm keen to understand the world a little better. I try and read up on the history and the politics of any country I'm travelling in, but books rarely represent life on the ground so be prepared for a few questions.

Vegetarian and part-time/practical Vegan, but travelling can test the Veganism.

• books
• education
• cooking
• vegetarian
• vegan
• running
• walking
• politics
• traveling
• socializing
• cycling
• surfing
• scuba diving
• sports
• cricket
• soccer
• swimming
• teaching
• history
• volunteering

Música, películas y libros

Music anything from folk to Hip-Hop. Currently listening to Tallest Man on Earth, Matisyahu, Colin Hay, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Jose Gonzalez, Mumford and Sons, Jay Z, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bon Iver

Movies - Gladiator, Tell No One, The Life of David Gale, Cool Runnings, Primal Fear, Usual Suspects, Godfather

Big fan of Documentary Films, Sisters in Law, Death in Gaza, Born into Brothels, Grizzly Man, Pray the Devil Back to Hell, Anvil! The Story of Anvil, The Last Train Home

Books, mostly non-fiction, apart from classics like 1984, Animal Farm. Mostly history/travel books - China Road, Murder in Samarkand, The Shadow of the Sun, Tomorrow you will be killed with your family, Blood River

Algo increíble que he hecho

Can't choose only one, a few highlights so far

Sunrise over Ngorogooro Crater, Tanzania.
Snorkelling with Whale Sharks, Donsol, Philippines.
Walking around Mount Bromo, Java, Sumatra
Seeing a Bengal Tiger in Madhya Pradesh, India
Sleeping on the Great Wall of China
Cycling around the Ankgor Complex, Cambodia
Swimming in Halong Bay, Vietnam
Cage diving with Great Whites, Gansbaai, South Africa
Getting lost in the history of Rome

Enseña, aprende, comparte

Can say "thank you", "too expensive" and "cheers" in most countries I've travelled.

I can name 150 or so of the 200 world capitals, someone bet me I couldn't, so I put a pocket atlas in my bathroom at university and put my time to some use.

Having taught in Mumbai, Shanghai, Sydney, Osaka and taking a CELTA course, I can help with a bit of English grammar.

Qué puedo ofrecer a los anfitriones

I enjoying cooking and have tried learning a dish from many of the countries I've visited, I once won a cook-off with the school cook in India.

Países que he visitado

Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Oman, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales, Zambia

Países en los que he vivido

Australia, China, India, Japan, United Kingdom