CURRENT MISSION

To constantly seek new knowledge and experiences, to be inquisitive of the everyday lives which people lead and ultimately remain positive and enjoy what life has to offer.

ABOUT ME

I consider myself an enthusiastic and driven person, optimistic when encountering with new people/places. I'm extremely passionate about many things in life, including the ocean, photography, motorbiking, literature, handwritten letters, cooking, music, copious amounts of coffee, mountaineering.....the Great Outdoors! When I'm not working for the ambulance service, I devote as much time as possible to travel.

PHILOSOPHY

"The woods would be near-silent, if only the loudest birds sang"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

To meet like-minded people who are prepared to trust other, to share an experience together however small that may be. Seeing a friendly face in a new part of the world makes a lot of difference.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Eating ramen noodles, playing at the arcades and visiting temples in Kyoto, drinking Efes and exploring Baku with Narmina, going to a town festival in Aarau (Switzerland) with Sonja, wine tasting in Bourges (France) with Florent, showing Cesar around my local city (Exeter), exploring Udine (Italy) and swimming in the river with Guendalina, strolling around the Christmas market in Rostock with Charly Roecher, drinking coffee with Valentina in Rome, cooking and listening to Johannes perform on his piano in St. Gallen, drinking fine Slovenian wine with Dalia in Ljubljana....long may it continue :)

Interests

Equally at home in the ocean or among the mountains, the great outdoors is where I'm 'in my element', to enjoy the company of others or the solace of being alone. Being in nature gives so many opportunities to physically push your physical limits and then finish the day drinking a bottle of grappa around a campfire while listening to a bit of Dylan. If I find myself in the bright lights of a city, you'll see me in some old cafe or jazz bar with a book and a double espresso. You're welcome to join me wherever I am!

• photography
• cooking
• wine
• coffee
• traveling
• music
• camping
• mountaineering
• scuba diving
• trail running
• rock climbing
• swimming
• beaches
• mountains
• trekking
• freediving
• restaurants
• motorbiking
• underwater hockey
• live jazz
• writing letters
• reading literature
• long train journeys

Music, Movies, and Books

Angel A, Leon, The Usual Suspects, Momento, Birdman, The Shawshank Redemption, La Grande Bellezza, Gladiator, Indiana Jones, Whiplash, 5th Element, Lock Stock and 4 Smoking Barrels, The Wire, True Detective, The Detectorists, The Sopranos, Deadwood, Breaking Bad....films by Luc Besson, Wes Anderson and Quentin Tarantino.....

Music- The Clientele, Jon Hopkins, Burial, Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Doors, M83, The National, Belle and Sebastian, Neil Young, Voxtrot, Bon Iver, The Cure, Bruce Springsteen, Feist, Pink Floyd, The Walkmen, Band of Horses, The Smiths, The Beach Boys, Songs:Ohia, Mazzy Star, The Shins, Iron and Wine, Sharon Van Etten, Beirut, John Coltrane, The War on Drugs ... lots of 50/60's rock 'n' roll, soul, blues, acoustic, rock, indie, alternative, jazz, electronica.

Books: The Count of Monte Cristo (Dumas), Burmese Days (Orwell), Lord Jim (Joseph Conrad), Ask The Dust (Fante), The Trial (Kafka), The Savage Detectives (Bolano), Norwegian Wood (Murakami), Catch-22 (Heller), Love in a time of cholera (Garcia Marquez), The Man Without Qualities (Musil), Fiesta (Hemingway), Short Stories (Borges), Trawl/Albert Angelo (B.S Johnson), The Picture of Dorian Gray (O Wilde), War and Peace...classic novels, short stories, essays, poetry, plays, biographies, philosophy...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Freedived with Whalesharks off the coast of Honduras.

Teach, Learn, Share

Go with whatever impulse you have- you're normally right, and the opportunity might not come around again.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'd love to cook for you and exchange ideas on books or music. Also happy to share a hike together, have an adventure, and generally be guided towards new experiences.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, China, Honduras, Hungary, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, United Kingdom