CURRENT MISSION

to use my bike more in the next 12 months.

ABOUT ME

39, male, well-travelled, laid back, independent. I'm very open to new ideas and experiences and I encourage and welcome them in other people. I'm from England, though have spent last 6 years living and working in South America, Canada and finally Colombia as tour leader, cook, English Teacher and translator. I live in Tunja, Colombia, my home for the last 3 years.

PHILOSOPHY

The road less travelled is often the most interesting.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I always host when I can, or rather where I am living somewhere long enough to have my own place and can have people in that space.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Stayed on people's couches in Spain, Helsinki, Holland, Scotland (prior to CS).
Hosted several people through CS in Sheffield, Leeds in the UK, Winnipeg in Canada and Tunja, Colombia.
Surfed couches in the Loire valley and met some awesome people, Spain, Portugal.

Interests

Bikes, the pedal kind, music, gigs, speaking Spanish, languages, spontaneity, making Brownies, meeting new people, chilling out, cycling, hellrunning, outdoor madness, hiking, football - playing and watching.

• cooking
• clothing
• music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• soccer
• teaching
• emergency services
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

FILMS: Leon, Lord of The Rings, Abre Los Ojos, Run Lola Run, Lovers of the Arctic Circle...

MUSIC: Ben Folds, Bloc Party, Muse, Led Zeppelin, De La Soul, Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, LCD Soundsystem, Arcade Fire, Coldplay, Razorlight, Queens of the Stone Age, Grandaddy, Elliot Smith, Jeff Buckley, Massive Attack, Morcheeba, Ryan Adams, A Tribe Called Quest...

BOOKS: The Time Traveller's Wife, Shadow of the Wind, Alias Grace, Fermat's Last Theorem, Life of Pi, Generation X

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The most enlightening experience of my life was being robbed twice in 3 days, of all life's possessions in Perpignan, France. Firstly, all the money I (and my friend) had earned in 2 months of picking strawberries in Denamrk (€2000). Then, a few days later, of all my possessions, tent, passport, clothes, bags, De La Soul records, everything. We slept in a police cell one night as we had nowhere to sleep (and yes, they locked the door). I then went out in the day and after building up the courage and nearly panicking out, stole some bananas. It taught me that possessions are meaningless and have no value, and that the only important thing in life is your health and the health and well-being of those close to you.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to make the most awesome Brownies! If you ever visited Barcelona in the first half of 2005, and had an awesome Brownie, chances are I made it!
Spanish.
I'm an English teacher so I can teach you English, and maybe some Spanish.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Finland, France, Iceland, Morocco, Peru, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

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