CURRENT MISSION

Experience the world, let myself change, live in the moment, take everything as it comes, challenge myself to do new things.

ABOUT ME

I am a very inquisitive and talkative guy when it comes to history, politics, how people live, structures, philosophies and beliefs. I can debate the meaning of society, religion, work, love, sex, money, life for hours. I'm a gay man of mixed ethnic background. Social justice means a lot to me.

I'm not a big partier though I like a drink (usually rum) and am 420 friendly. I am a nudist and am happy to stay with nudist/nudism friendly hosts.

PHILOSOPHY

Treat others as they would like to be treated. Respect people, cultures, animals and the environment. Do no harm. Support a politics that lifts people up, acknowledges our differences and shared humanity, protects those who need protection and animald and the environment. Be aware of one's privileges, both social and economic. Listen, learn, live life to its fullest.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Unfortunately London housing is not good for hosting (tiny, overcrowded apartments with no living rooms/couches).

But I am travelling through Viet Nam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand and would like to meet people living here rather than only stay in hostels with other travels.

I would definitely like to meet other queer people and/or people into nudism.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I mostly did couchsurfing in 2012 after my masters when 3 friends and I cycled from Amsterdam to Berlin. Honestly couchsurfing was the best thing I ever did and I met so many different people who had interesting jobs (juice factory owner, music store manager) and stories. I really felt I got to know the Netherlands and Germany much better through my couchsurfing experience.

Interests

I love learning about different faiths and beliefs and philosophies and how we understand our selves, the world, our relationship to animals, to one another, to society.

I love learning about the history of countries and how they have changed or stayed the same.

I am nerdy, into anime, gaming, adult cartoons, sci-fi.

I am a queer nudist.

I am a lefty and like talking politics, but also happy not to!

• culture
• architecture
• politics
• anime
• cycling
• hiking
• history
• international relations
• philosophy
• spirituality
• nudist
• feminism
• queer
• computer games
• socialism
• leftism

Music, Movies, and Books

Very cheesy pop, 90s RnB, musicals.

James Baldwin, Angela Davis, bell hooks, Phillip Pullman, Malorie Blackman, George Orwell, Yuval Harari, Sartre, de Bouveoir, Camus, Wittgenstein.

Persepolis, Battle Royale, Interstellar, Filth, Moulin Rouge, Pride, Moonlight, V For Vendetta, The Matrix Trilogy, X-Men films, The Last King of Scotland, Trainspotting, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Cycled from Amsterdam to Berlin.

Teach, Learn, Share

Typical humanities graduate, so mostly can share good English through teaching and editing.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good veggie cooking skills, long in depth conversation, good sense of humour, chats about life, the universe and everything, queer and feminist rhetoric haha.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kenya, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, United Kingdom