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Overview

  • 7 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French; learning Chinese, German
  • 34, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • UX Designer
  • BSc in Design @ Stanford
  • From London, UK
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

see/feel/make/do

ABOUT ME

From London but in California for university. I play pretty much any musical instrument, and love making stuff out of garbage and garbage out of stuff. And doing the awkward hipster dance. Oh, and I'm scared of horses and not sure why.

PHILOSOPHY

The world delights me.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Surfing and hosting when I can

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I went to Sweden and played in the snow (and stayed with Charlie).

Interests

Design, Art and Electronics, Piano, Guitar, Photography, Tennis, Yoga, Hands, Linguistics, Psychoanalysis, Synesthesia, Urban Planning

  • horses
  • arts
  • design
  • photography
  • dancing
  • yoga
  • electronics
  • clothing
  • guitar
  • piano
  • surfing
  • tennis

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: The Big Pink, The Smiths, Veronica Falls, The Golden Filter, Metric, Hole, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Metronomy, LCD Soundsystem, Sigur Ros, Sleater-Kinney, Nirvana, PJ Harvey, Robyn, Florence + the Machine

Books: Anything by David Sedaris or Haruki Murakami, Hedda Gabler, Orlando, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Lolita, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Spring Awakening

Movies: Amelie, Kill Bill 1/2, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Lost in Translation, Les Chansons d'Amour, Annie Hall, The Squid and the Whale

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Once passed John Cleese on the street but he was doing an angry quick walk and I was too afraid to say hi.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you a bit of piano, guitar, Chinese, French, making your own clothes. Or tell you anything you want about Eton College (went there for high school).

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Belize, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States

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