I work as a designer/maker and puppeteer. I produce the Giant Puppet Parade in Siem Reap, Cambodia and am part of the team that tours 'The Man Engine' giant, mechanical puppet. I love cooking and socialising, motorcycling and travel. I like to DJ a little and love music in all of it's manifestations. I am a keen artist and fabricator and love to meet new people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am taking my motorbike from Santander to Gibraltar and back. it's a 10 day trip and I will be wild camping and hostelling along the way but with such a short time available, and travelling alone, I would love to meet some local people along my journey to swap stories and share experiences with. I hope that my budget adventure may inspire others to just get on the road and see where it takes you!

Interests

• music festivals
• motorcycles
• traveling
• art
• designing
• puppetry

Music, Movies, and Books

I enjoy all good music. I listen a lot to BBC 6 Music that have DJ's that include Iggy Pop (The Stooges), Cerys Matthews (Catatonia), Guy Garvey (Elbow), Craig Charles (Red Dwarf) Giles Peterson (Talking Loud records) so it's a really cool station, and I enjoy the coolness of music throughout the ages.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I am part of the team that built the largest mechanical puppet in the UK at 12m tall and 4.5 tonnes, we have toured it through the UK and hope to take it to Europe too!

Teach, Learn, Share

Design techniques, puppetry, set design, venue decor, murals, woodwork, painting, sketching.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am a professional creative. A story teller and hold a fascination for all things out of the ordinary

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Spain, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Czech Republic