Welcome Person! I'm Matthew or Matt I Don't mind which one you use. I'm a lively chap from South East England and a typical tea drinking Brit.

Interests

I Collect all sorts of Odd and Unusual History and general knowledge, Massive reader of Sci-fi and fiction. Love all sorts of Movies (World cinema being a particular). Avid Gamer both Video and activates.

I don't have a particular sport that I do consistently but I really love anything I can enjoy with others! (Sailing, Cycling, Football, Rock Climbing)

I'm always open to new experiences and new tastes specially a good Beer!

• culture
• books
• cooking
• beer
• walking
• drinking
• pub crawls
• movies
• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• sailing
• sports
• rock climbing
• soccer
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

So Many to choose from!
My all time favorite book is 'Do Androids Dream of Electronic sheep?'
but i also love; Foundation Saga, Terry Pratchett books, Douglas Adams and many, many more.. (Open to book swaps!)

My favorite film at the moment is 'the 100 year old who climbed out the window and disappeared'
Favorite band is: White Lies but I like a wide range of other stuff too!

(I like all sorts... Common theme throughout)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've been Lucky to do a lot of different things!
Hiking across glaciers in Iceland
Walking along the Panama Canal

Teach, Learn, Share

With all Sorts of Select Knowledge I can help give some Pub Quiz answers! (I would like to state I've never won one yet though..)
Happy to Swap Books and Have left a couple of books in hostels I've stayed around the place.

I'm looking to learn how systems work for you, like how the hell does your traffic system work? Why did that guy get into Parliament/Congress/ you nations equivalent of Government? and other weird and wonderful questions...

What I Can Share with Hosts

All going well I hope we become good friends.
I' more than happy to bring British Products that you're interested in trying for example; Real Ales (Its not all Bitters! we got mad range of real Beer.) English Tea (not the Twinings Brand or equivalent generic.) Candies and Chocolates.

I'm also happy to land a hand with most things ( Cooking is not a strong point but I give my best :P)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Northern Ireland, Norway, Panama, Portugal, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, India, Kenya, Romania, Thailand, United Kingdom