CURRENT MISSION

Win dual Nobel prizes for literature and peace by writing a novel that makes people go, "Oh yeah, that war stuff really is kinda stupid..."

ABOUT ME

My name is Jonathan Hignett, please pull up a comfy chair in my 'all about me' section and make yourself at home here.
Okay, so I'm about 188cms tall, with grey/blue/orange eyes. I used to have a beard and occasionally I do find myself missing stroking it, it made me feel wise, and any wisdom - even beardy wisdom - has got to be a good thing right?
I'm intrested mainly in literature and aspire to write something worth reading. I write mainly short stories, though I have written a fantasy novel for teenagers, and at the moment I'm writing a compilation of short stories inspired by my feelings of living in Japan.
I love to travel and find that meeting new people is a great way to learn about a country and its culture; I'm really looking forward to CouchSurfing helping me with this.
Aside from Literature I also love football and rugby, good food, and music (Usually Jazz, folk or rock) and I like to cook - especially curries.
I studied Special effects design at University and have worked on a couple of films before also working as an AutoCad designer but I've had a few jobs including a butcher and telephone sales (Sorry!)
I am quick to laugh, slow to anger and have a very philosophical view on life, so very few things phase me for a long time.

PHILOSOPHY

To find anybody that I can connect with, even if only for a moment, because thats all that life really is - a series of moments connected by empty space.

Что привело меня на Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have surfed in a few places, and now I am hosting for the first time in Japan, but I consider that I'm still learning the ropes.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Only positive so far. I was introduced to Couch-surfing by my girlfriend and so far have surfed around Switzerland and Japan, before hosting in Japan.

Интересы

-Travelling, thinking about travelling and planning to travel.
-Literature - particularly classics, English and Russian, though anything interesting will catch my eye. Just started reading a little philosophy.
-Writing. Short stories, and hopefully soon another novel.
-Football and Rugby.
-Food.
-Wine.
-Cooking.
-Video games.
-Films.
-Graphic novels.
-Music. Lovely music.
-Scuba Diving.
-Daydreaming.
-Banana, Nutella and ice cream pancakes. Yum!!

• culture
• humanities
• writing
• books
• literature
• design
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• movies
• video games
• reading
• traveling
• music
• jazz
• surfing
• scuba diving
• soccer
• rugby

Музыка, кино и книги

Favorite movies: Eternal sunshine of the Spotless Mind, A Life less Ordinary, Pulp Fiction, Big Fish, Lord of the Rings.

Favorite music: Frank Turner, British Sea Power, The Shins, Charlie Parker, David Bowie, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Michael Franti, Emmy the Great, Regina Spektor.

Favorite Authors: Oscar Wilde, J.R.R. Tolkien and George Orwell.

Favorite novels: Catch 22 - Joseph Heller, Keep the Aspidistra Flying - George Orwell, A Picture of Dorian Grey - Oscar Wilde, Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien.

Классная вещь, которую я сделал(-а)

I've done a back flip off the the nose of a trained dolphin. No really.

Где я побывал(-а)

Argentina, Australia, Cambodia, Egypt, France, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, United States

Где я жил(-а)

Japan, Switzerland, United Kingdom

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