CURRENT MISSION

In short, all good things are wild and free. I am travelling.....

ABOUT ME

I am free. Floating like a cork in the ocean.
Open, made of stars, getting better all the time.
I have a passion for being.
I love people. Learning about living as a human, with different cultures, situations, religions and dreams...and the constant realisation that we of one and the same. Love holding it all together.
I am English by birth (but believe not in nationalism or borders). I have lived in many exotic and very unexotic places. This and other things, have given me a wandering spirit and free mind.
I regularly write two blogs one about vegan cooking (www.beachhousekitchen.com) and one about everything else (www.leroywatson4.wordpress.com)

PS - Many of my pictures are really old. I've been a member for a while now.

PHILOSOPHY

Here are some other peoples:

"If you do not live through something, it is not true." Kabir

"Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music" George Carlin

Don't go killing all the bees.

The best yogi (all of us!) is one who feels the needs of others, their sorrows, their joys, as though they are his own....he beholds his Self in all beings, and all beings in that one self.....he views with equanimity all the dualities: cold and heat, pleasure and pain, praise and blame......he views with equal mind a clod of earth, a stone, and a bar of gold.....one who performs right actions can never be destroyed, in this world or the next, his fate will never be evil......
Krishna - Bhagavad Gita

I'm for peace, love, happiness, light and joy. Seeing things as they really are, wild, free and infinite. Get real and drop out.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am available and more than willing. Ive organised CS events in the past and would like to bring us all together to make a change for the brighter. I have hosted some great people and love to surf couches anywhere! Its the best way to travel!!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have met some of the finest people through CS. It has changed my life in a beautiful way and will continue to do so........

Interests

People. Mind, body and soul. Sharing-Taking-Giving. Living with our Earth. The Earth. Rivers, forests, mountains, deserts and the ocean. Music. The infinite soundtrack. Playing small guitars and chairs. Watching and hearing. India. Yoga. Meditation. Light, breathing, feeling. Wildlife, nature and organic living. Food. Cooking, eating and looking at.
The finest Wine available to humanity. Art. Hmmm, inspiration coming out of nothingness.
Other Beverages. The Horizon. Soup. Walking, Running, being stationery. Beans. Religion.
Reading. Periodicals, novels, poetry, adverts, menus. Buttered Crumpet. Jamy Scone. Raw Muffin. Days and nights of intense debauchery, being lost, finding moments of deafening peace in the spaces inbetween.
Ancient masks and civilisations. Both local and exotic birds.
Our History.
Meditation. Nothing, everything.
Swimming. Paddling, bobbing and sinking. Techni-colour underwater worlds.
Sports. Balls, rackets and boardgames.
Anything that I am not yet familiar with.
Lightning. Zen.
The unexplained. Cells. Planets.
The demonic world of politics.
Debating.
Stars. Red dwarfs, white giants, black holes.
The French.
Second hand clothing. Bees.
Antiques and three peice suits.
Pocket watches.
Psychology, cheese and sharks. One of them will get me in the end.
Massage and hammocks. Farming. The Big Bang. Baanngggggggg.

• wildlife
• birds
• arts
• poetry
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• chocolate
• wine
• cheese
• vegetarian
• vegan
• yoga
• running
• meditation
• walking
• clothing
• politics
• reading
• blogging
• painting
• music
• sports
• swimming
• history
• psychology
• religion
• rivers
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Some recent picks:
Movies - The Fantastic Mr Fox, Citizen Kane, Factotum, With Nail and I, Cobra Verde.
Books - William Dalrymple, A Conferderacy of Dunces, The Metamorphosis, Richard Brautigan, Dalai Lama.
Music - Animal Collective, Ali Farka Toure, Yeasayer, Beach House, Dungen, Gnas El Ghiwane and the godlike genius that is Air Supply and Bill Hicks on reverb.
I like musty records, BetaMax tapes and hardbacks. I'm on a quest for beauty and soul in everything.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once saw the night sky breath gently above a forest and was euphoric for 5 months.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have no expertise but, I know things about wine and cooking. Organic/raw/vegan/wholesome and healthy. I know how to run restaurants (hopefully not into the ground!). Intermediate level machete technique/ organic farming. Chocolate/ bread making. Digging holes. Painting (walls, ceilings). Guitarlele strummer. Snorkelling. I am strong swimmer and walker.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I have been travelling for most of my life and have picked up some things along the way. I can tell many stories, many of them true. I can

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Australia, Belgium, Belize, Cambodia, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Laos, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United States, Viet Nam, Wales, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Philippines, Spain, United Kingdom

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