CURRENT MISSION

To enjoy myself

ABOUT ME

I grew up in a sleepy country village in Suffolk, England. I am a freelance animator creating short films, music videos, advertisements, and anything else that is required of me. I always loved drawing/doodling, and seeing how ideas develop as they happen. Animation gives me an goal to focus these ideas and energy into - which is cool.

When I am not animating I am usually creating music, hanging out with friends, cooking vegetarian food, playing roller derby. I play guitar in 2 bands which is another great outlet for my creative ideas.

I think I'm quite relaxed and easy to get along with, but I'll let you be the judge of that. I live a simple life by choice, I value friends and life experience over money and possessions.

PHILOSOPHY

Do what you want to do and take it easy.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Host and surf.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

When I talk to people about my travels who have never Couch surfed they always think i'm mad, but their doubts and fears seem mad to me as I have never had a bad couch surfing experience. I's so nice arriving in a strange unknown place and being made to feel instantly at home by all the great people on this site. There are lots of friends I would have never met, lots of cool places I would never have seen, and lots of beers I would never have shared if I hadn't couch surfed. So, thank you, to everyone on this site that I've crossed paths with.

Interests

I Love live music, and sharing a good beer with friends, luckily these often go hand in hand :) When in places new to me I enjoy just walking around, exploring and geocaching. I enjoy sports such as snowboarding, roller derby, skateboarding. Drawing and animation are a very big part of my life. I enjoy seeing art exhibitions whenever I can.

Music, Movies, and Books

I am a massive music fan, and try to absorb as many new bands as I can. I listen to a lot of Prog, Post-Progressive and Metal, Porcupine Tree, Explosions in the Sky, Meshuggah etc. Though I'm always open to music of any genre as long as it has soul. I like to experience music from different cultures when I am travelling.

Obviously a big fan of Anime and Animation from studios such as Ghibli, Pixar, Laika, Aardman. I like fantasy and sci-fi such as LOTR or the X-files. Dramas and Biopics like Into the wild and The Wrestler.

I don't have as much time to read as I would like, but when I do it's usually Sci-fi or fantasy. Some favourites include Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, Stephen King's Dark Tower, Asimov's Foundation series. I also enjoy comics such as Sandman, Fables, Preacher etc.

Teach, Learn, Share

I would love to learn everything. but realistically just simple things like being a better cook, artist and musician. I would like to know more about history, and folklore, and to learn a language, but there are too many and I can't decide which.
I'm happy to pass on what little knowledge I have about music, guitar technique, animation, Zelda Dungeons etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United Kingdom