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Overview

  • 37 references 17 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Portuguese; learning Chinese, Czech, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Thai
  • 53, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • Cinematographer
  • School in UK, art school in London and University in Aus...
  • From Tortola, Virgin Islands (British)
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Drive an Indian tuktuk around the world, roasting coffee on board with solar energy

ABOUT ME

Born on a little British island in the Caribbean, living across the world. (These days mostly NYC, London and Berlin). School in UK, art school in London, University in Australia, filmed the TV show Survivor all over the world. Friends, people, creative projects... I love playing piano, surfing, doodling in my sketchbook, am a coffee and travel nerd/addict, love weird journeys, adventures and cinematography...`

PHILOSOPHY

Well, nobody knows anything, and we're all weird monkeys clinging to this planet spinning and hurtling through space at thousands of miles an hour and no one knows why so you might as well enjoy the brief ride, open your heart, stay focused in the moment and be grateful. Life is a brief celebration, the only appropriate responses are gratitude, compassion, adventure and good times.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Having nourishing conversations around the world, being playful, spreading positive ideas and building trust.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

so many incredible conversations, good times, walks, dances, meals, knowledge, laughter shared with so many amazing people across the world.. Where to begin!

Interests

Seems so weird to try to make a list of "interests". All things creative, fun and passionate. People, relationships, the ecosystem, really too many things to fit in this box.

  • animals
  • arts
  • books
  • coffee
  • running
  • tv
  • traveling
  • music
  • piano
  • surfing
  • boxing
  • emergency services

Music, Movies, and Books

West Africa and Brasil for music, Italian & Iranian cinema, again too much for this box.... I just read Laurie Lee again , so great. And the Solitaire Mystery I found really moving, re reading it loved it. I need to read all my mum's novels, she was a very successful author. Recently, Sapiens - great book.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Worked for NGO's in Peru and Haiti - walked alone across Scotland 600 miles through the wilderness, performed surgery, shot a major adventure TV show for years in remote regions across the world, managed a band in Thailand and China, and escaped by running for my life from Ukrainian police mafia who kidnapped me deep into the endless forests outside of Kiev. Oops , thats more than one...

Teach, Learn, Share

Some things I've learned : learning comes from listening and taking action. Getting outside yr own skin is always good, beyond ourselves, share the love, get over yourself. Taking things too seriously can be counter productive. Things are almost always not what they seem. Most truths are counter intuitive. We are old animals living in a new world, the potentially advantageous and certainly disastrous consequences of this are massive. Trust yourself. Don't out smart your feelings, acknowledge them, live them, make friends with the story so you can then drop it completely.

What I Can Share with Hosts

All of the above?!

Countries I’ve Visited

American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Egypt, England, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Haiti, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Kosovo, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Martinique, Mexico, Micronesia, Federated States of, Monaco, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin (French part), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S., Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, Gabon, Germany, Guatemala, Haiti, Lesotho, Nicaragua, Palau, Panama, Saint Barthélemy, Samoa, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu, Virgin Islands, British

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