I'm a 27 year old British guy emigrating to Vancouver in August. I'm heading out on my own and looking to meet new friends and learn about local life.

I'm laid back, creative and open minded. When I'm not working I love travelling, hiking, running, cooking (from a family of chefs), snowboarding, surfing, boxing, live music (rock, indie rock, hip hop), writing and editing, reading novels, going to bars, eating out and just generally hanging out with fun, laid back people.

Work-wise, I'm a copywriter and most of my career has been at an architecture practice in Bristol, England.
Before that, I taught groups of people how to ride Segways and gave others a gentle nudge off 300ft bungee jump platforms (not at the same time).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm looking to meet like-minded people, learn new cultures, hang out, share stories and explore places together. I've made some amazing friends that I would never have met if it wasn't for this website and hope to carry that on.

Interests

• writing
• cooking
• running
• reading
• live music
• hiking
• boxing
• soccer
• beach
• football
• snowboard
• reading novels

Music, Movies, and Books

Off the top of my head, but not limited to:

Books: The Grapes of Wrath, The Great Gatsby, Birdsong, Travels with Charley, Fiesta, Sapiens, A Moveable Feast, Life.

Music: Rolling Stones, Arctic Monkeys, Led Zeppelin, Oasis, Wu Tang, Big L, Lauryn Hill, Four Owls, RHCP, Nas, Her's, Nick Mulvey, Whitney, Gold Connections.

Films: Anything by Guy Ritchie, Christopher Nolan, Tarantino, Scorsese.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Tubing through glow-worm caves in New Zealand was surreal, but incredible.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: I can teach you new recipes, the basics of boxing, guitar chords.

Learn: I'd like to learn some words of a new language, new recipes, or book/movie suggestions.

Share: snacks, stories, good times, beers or wine.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good food, good times and a British sense of humour.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain