Love to love. Love travel, hiking, camping, sightseeing, partying, meeting people. Photography and computing/gaming. Enjoy reading and playing guitar. I'm an animal lover who is fascinated by all nature. Have a passion for knowledge and interesting stories. I'm a scientist at heart who enjoys challenges, puzzles, trivia, and facts. Idols include Bill Hicks, George Carlin, Carl Sagan, and Alex Turner, to name a few. If you're bored, you're boring!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

No better way to experience a new place than with a local/somebody that knows the area. Important to make friends in a new place. It's cheap and fun.

Interests

Novels, travelling, history, geography, science, mathematics, cosmology, humanity and nature, working out/gym, poker, and beer!

• animals
• photography
• education
• beer
• working out
• partying
• trivia
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• puzzles
• poker
• guitar
• hiking
• camping
• teaching
• geography
• history
• mathematics
• science
• sightseeing

Music, Movies, and Books

Alternative/Indie Rock, almost anything guitar based. Enjoy drumming too. Arctic Monkeys, Bloc Party, Radiohead, Maximo Park, Stone Roses, The Specials, The Who, The Clash, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, Kasabian, The Beatles, Oasis, Blur, Pulp, Suede, System of a Down, Metallica, Iggy and The Stooges, Nirvana, some drum and bass, dub, grime, and hiphop.

Have so many favoured movies, but especially like one with a good twist. The Prestige, The Illusionist, Two Hands, Ip Man, The Shining, Green Mile, Shawshank Redemption, Slumdog Millionaire, The Gladiator, Primal Fear, American History X, The Godfather, Goodfellas, Snatch, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrells, Training Day, American Gangster, Inside Man, almost anything with Denzel Washington, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, anything Tarantino, Leon, Usual Suspects, American Beauty, No Country for Old Men, Bruce Lee's collection, Ong Bak, The Bourne Trilogy, The Departed, Good Will Hunting, Blood Diamond, Last King of Scotland, Wolf of Wall Street, In Bruges, Hannibal Lecter trilogy, Bond films and many, many more.

Enjoy many authors, although Stephen King is near the top of that list. Also, I love classic literature. The Kite Runner, The Shining, Pet Semetary, Green Mile, To Kill a Mockingbird, Animal Farm, Harry Potter (I was the perfect age on release!), JRR Tolkien's works, 1984, Dan Brown novels, White Tiger.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Shaken hands with Morrissey (when he was still cool!)
Been to Taj Mahal and Colosseum.
Seen some all-time great bands.

Teach, Learn, Share

Well travelled with 9 years teaching XP. Deep love for sharing and receiving new knowledge.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Hours of conversation, debate, story swapping (particularly regarding travel). I'm an honest person with the best intentions. Can cook and clean. Travelling with girlfriend.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Botswana, Bulgaria, China, England, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Malta, Netherlands, Philippines, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Viet Nam, Wales, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, India, Viet Nam