CURRENT MISSION

To enjoy life both at home and away.

ABOUT ME

He's the one with all the language skills - she's the one with the listening skills (in English only)! He is a photographer in his spare time. We both love to travel, see new places, meet new people - from all ages and backgrounds - and eat new things. We LOVE food and cooking! We also like a drink or two. We like reading and are in a very enthusiastic book group. We also love to show people round our little village and take them to the local pub with its view over the sea. We started rowing on the sea in the community rowing boat (Scottish Coastal Rowing Project) in 2011 and it's really addictive. Couchsurfers are welcome to have a row too - anyone can turn up and have a go.

PHILOSOPHY

People are essentially good. Try to live in the moment.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We joined Couchsurfing in early 2011 and hosted about 10 people (or groups of people) in the first year. Because we work full-time and lead quite busy lives, we try not to host too many people so that it doesn't become too tiring - that way it's a better experience both for us and for our surfers. We are able to host only once or twice a month at present due to ongoing commitments. Please be aware that we can't host over the Christmas / New Year period as there are too many other commitments with family and friends.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Our experience is overwhelmingly positive so far! When we host people it feels a bit as if we are travelling vicariously. We have surfed ourselves a couple of times and it really changed our experience of travelling in these places.

Interests

Food (and drink - of all kinds)
Rowing
Books
Films - Pedro Almodovar rules!
Photography
Hill-walking - or walking anywhere
Wildlife and the outdoors
Gardening
Rowing on the sea!
Anything to do with language - for Jon.
Anything to do with people, counselling and psychology - for Lucy.
Language and linguistics - for Jon.

• wildlife
• books
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• walking
• drinking
• pub crawls
• gardening
• boating
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• rowing
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Films:
Sherlock Jr (Buster Keaton)
The Great Escape
The Third Man
The Girl on the Bridge
Belleville Rendezvous
anything by Haruki Murakami
anything by Pedro Almodovar

Music:
Powderfinger
Puccini
Public Enemy
Puffi Ami Yumi

Authors:
Charles Dickens
Joan Aiken
Philip Pullman
Margaret Atwood
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Iain (M) Banks

Just a selection of our tastes!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1. Travelled the bamboo train in the gathering dark near Battambang in Cambodia - a home-made flat-bed truck that travels on the railway line in between proper trains.
2. Won a medal (each) at the World Skiff-Rowing Championships in Ullapool in 2013.

Teach, Learn, Share

Put some blanched almonds in when you're making sloe or damson gin - it helps keep it clear.

What I Can Share with Hosts

We don't always have much time but we do have a comfortable house where you can relax and recuperate when you need. If we are available we like to eat together - and we have a cosy local pub.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Montserrat, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, France, Russian Federation, Switzerland, United Kingdom

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