CURRENT MISSION

Backpacking South America for the year with my partner, Becky.

ABOUT ME

I have a keen interest in the natural world. I worked for 5 years as a gardener for the National Trust before my first big trip to volunteer on a conservation project in Botswana after which I travelled a little of South Africa aged 21.
This gave me the bug and I spent my twenties traveling between studying a Bsc in Animal Behaviour, Ecology and Conservation, an MA in African Studies and an MA in Wildlife Documentary Production. I baked much of Europe, Africa and Asia and have also been lucky enough to see a few very special places such as Antarctica, the Arctic and the Galapagos
I now live and work in London as a communications manager at the Natural History Museum which basically means I write about dinosaurs.
I am currently taking a years career break with my partner Becky to travel South America.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am currently traveling South America hoping to meet as many new people as possible and see their version of their country.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have couch surfed around Europe and a little in Asia. This was almost ten years ago though but I am excited to get reacquainted with the community.

Interests

The Natural World, Travel, Photography, Broadcasting, Literature, socialising and swimming.

• animals
• wildlife
• books
• literature
• photography
• documentaries
• concerts
• cooking
• shopping
• movies
• traveling
• music
• surfing
• swimming
• ecology
• history
• hitchhiking
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

First things first I love Doctor Who

Films: Jurassic Park, Indianna Jones, Into the Wild, The Lion King, The Motorcycle Diaries.

Music: Pulp, Jarvis Cocker, Jarv is, Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeroes, The Beatles,Joy Division, Nick Cave, Patti Smith, The Smiths, Queen, Blur, Robyn Hitchcock, Jackie Leven.

Books: Tarzan, The Bafut Beagles, King Soloman's Ring, Casanova

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Driving a Russian Ural motorcycle across lake Baikal.

Hitchhiking from Stuttgart Germany to Nairobi Kenya.

Trekking with gorillas in Rwanda.

Seeing a polar bear devour a seal on an iceberg.

Seeing people come together during and after the Nepalese earthquake in 2015.

Visiting the Galapagos Islands and standing in the places that Charles Darwin did.

Teach, Learn, Share

As a student of Animal Behaviour I love looking at parallels between people and animals. I am fascinated by altruism the act of doing something to benefit another, a selfless act. There are many examples of this in the animal kingdom and supposedly in the human world but in my opinion not enough. This is something i think the couch-surfing project can improve. People helping each other and teaching each other new things.

I can cook reasonably well and feel I have some pretty good stories to share as well as some useless facts.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Hopefully i can share what i like to receive which is a unique outlook on life and some tales from the road. I like to cook with my hosts and also spend time with them and see the places they enjoy in their cities.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Antarctica, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, England, Estonia, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Palestine, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, San Marino, Scotland, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Togo, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom