Hi! I'm Joe, I'm a 20 year old Adventure Tourism Management student in Fort William, Loving life in the Highlands.

I left school early so that I could work and travel before my degree started. I worked for ten months and travelled solo for 7.5. Travelled in India, Nepal, Thailand and Laos.

I am now in Fort William learning adventure sports and (kinda) studying for a degree.

I think travel is an amazing thing. I think it is far more important to our society than we realise as it creates a "global awareness" in people which leads us to consider lives other than our own and our immediate. It shows us how much more there is outside of our bubble and puts our lives into a perspective.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because free accommodation is great! And it's a better way to travel. To meet the locals and get an inside look on a place.

Interests

Adventure Sports such as mountaineering, climbing, kayaking, slacklining and biking. In that order.

Music, film, books and meeting people.

Having really insightful and hilarious conversations.

• books
• fitness
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• kayaking
• mountaineering
• sports
• rock climbing
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Rock and Blues! Rival Sons, Wolfmother, Jimi, Led Zep, Muddy Waters, Jack White, Jack Johnson.

Movies: Everything Quentin Tarantino, Everything Coen Brothers especially Fargo. Any adventure film such as Solo, Valley Uprising and Echo Wall.

Books: All Stephen King, especially the Dark Tower Series. Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics, Farmageddon, Round Ireland With a Fridge.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Trekked in the Nepali Himalayas for 50 days. That was a pretty life altering experience.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Outdoor Sports mainly. I am happy to rock climb with anyone that knows how to climb and I'm happy to go hillwalking with anyone that has a reasonable level of fitness. In fact I'm training to be a mountain guide so guinea pigs welcome!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Egypt, Germany, India, Laos, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Thailand, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Scotland