ABOUT ME

From England and have been living in China for a number of years now teaching anthropology and working for North Korea specialists Young Pioneer Tours

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I first surfed in Japan in 2014 and had a couple of amazing hosts, then began hosting in Xi'an which has allowed me to meet numerous interesting people passing through. CS is best when you hang out with your host but i'm happy to put people up who just need a place to crash for a night too, and i've found that staying with locals and knowledgable expats alike offer a great introduction to whichever place you're in.

Interests

music, film, literature, dystopia, anthropology, politics, communism, history, birds, football, swimming, climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Mogwai, Mono, Sigur Ros, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, 65daysofstatic, Joy Division, the Cure, the Jesus and Mary Chain, the Clash, Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, Saul Williams, Massive Attack, Portishead, Deerhoof, Low, My Bloody Valentine, Bardo Pond, Explosions in the Sky, Pixies, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen

Dostoevsky, Henry Miller, Mishima, Sylvia Plath, Kafka, Lu Xun, JG Ballard, Dazai Osamu, Albert Camus

In Bruges, This is England, V for Vendetta, Taxi Driver, Hunger, Seven Psychopaths, Frank, Fight Club, Seven Samurai, Old Boy, Pan's Labyrinth, anything by Jim Jarmusch, Wong Kar-wai, Jia Zhangke, David Cronenberg, David Lynch

Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad, Black Mirror, South Park

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Going to North Korea with Young Pioneer Tours was pretty amazing, motorbiking from Hanoi to Luang Prabang without any experience too, but the craziest was travelling through Nepal during the three week long general strike which eventually brought down the monarchy, ending up in the Maoist heartland of Rolpa.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cambodia, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Nepal, North Korea, Northern Ireland, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, England, Scotland