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Overview

  • 4 references
  • Fluent in English; learning Hebrew (modern), Italian
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • Formerly retail management
  • College
  • From Dundee, Scotland
  • Profile 90% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To travel and learn something new from each experience

ABOUT ME

They would say I am a hippie most likely haha

PHILOSOPHY

To put as much love as I can into the world, but not to expect any in return... I want to give :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am travelling and volunteering, just finishing my Israel trip now. Onto Italy (Napoli) next then Bulgaria. I am trying to give as much of myself as I can to all my volunteering experiences. I am hoping to pick up sustainable farming knowledge on my travels.... Oh, I built my own house, thats a skill/experiencce I am so grateful for

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None as yet, Im a noobie

Interests

Travelling, learning.... learning new cultures and languages whilst travelling is definitely the best thing I have ever done.

I am learning a lot of new practical skills along the way, from construction to farming etc. So many 'life' skills that I would never have picked up whilst working in retail in the UK

  • coach
  • traveling
  • music
  • outdoor activities
  • cycling
  • soccer
  • languages
  • volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Anything with a historical or theological theme normally interests me.

Musically I love reggae, dnb, hip hop, ska, british acoustic

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Mountain biking from Jerusalem to the Dead Sea has to be number one... 60km all downhill through the West Bank, the view was beyond explanation and it only cost me 100 shekels to hire the bike and 50 shekels for the bus back (biking 60km uphill was never gonna happen haha)

Amazing thing Ive done would be building my own house in the Israeli desert, the sense of achievement was unbelievable and its a skill I have picked up whilst volunteering, I had no experience beforehand

Teach, Learn, Share

Strange 'skillset' to have, but I am a qualified football (soccer) coach in the UK and love teaching that... I can also teach musical production on digital audio workstations (i learned myself and have shown people since and they go on to make their own music which is quite cool)

I know how to grow cannabis outdoors, although illegal most places, some people like that type of thing haha

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Israel, Palestine, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Israel, Italy, United Kingdom

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