I'm into meeting awesome people, sharing food, laughter, ideas, love. I enjoy travelling, adventure, tree's, campfires, building community, swimming in beautiful places, music, singing, meditation, dancing.
I'm a professional tree climber/arborist/forester who sometimes works at music festivals and on farms. I like to mix it up and try lots of different things, thats why I have worked freelance for the last 10 years.
Me currently....I am adventuring round the Pacific Northwest and California doing a bit of farm-work, exploring, and writing.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

For sharing cultures, new friendships, spreading, ideas, thoughts of peace, cooking great food together and receiving a different perspective on a place. I'm pretty new to couch surfing but have travelled with an organisation called Servas in the USA on a cross-country trip which is fairly similar.
I'd like to do some hosting when I get back to Scotland.

Interests

• poetry
• singing
• music festivals
• dancing
• cooking
• board games
• traveling
• music
• folk music
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• kayaking
• camping
• surfing
• basketball
• rock climbing
• soccer
• tennis
• mountains
• adventure
• sustainability
• intentional communities
• techno
• trees
• sharing stories
• bonfires
• tree climbing
• sustainable living
• organic farming

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - Always evolving but here are a few that spring to mind - Xavier Rudd, John Butler, Idlewild, Modest Mouse, Groove Armada, Massive Attack, Toots and the Maytals, Old Crow Medicine Show, Railroad Earth, OTT, Emancipator, Baka Beyond, Shooglenifty, Peatbog Fairies, This is the Kit, Kris Drever, Lau, Gillian Welch, Ramones, Alabama 3, Zion Train, Herman Dune, Phaelah . Generally anything thats pleasing to the ear

Movies and TV - La Haine, The Science of Sleep, The Blues Brothers, 24 Hour Party People, The Basketball Diaries, O' Brother Where Art Thou, Spirited Away, Into The Wild, Planet Earth, Game of Thrones, The Wire, The Killing (BBC), Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Lord of the Rings.

Books - All The Pretty Horses (and rest of Border Trilogy), The Grapes of Wrath, Where The Wild Things Are, Catch 22, The Dark Materials, American Gods, Lord of The Rings, On The Road, Path of the Peaceful Warrior, The Last Bear

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've done quite a few amazing things but if I had to pick one it would be living off grid on a farm in Devon for 9 months in a bowtop wagon. It's really nice to try living with less now and again.
Dancing to folk music barefoot in the mud is also pretty amazing!

Teach, Learn, Share

I know quite a lot about trees and tree climbing, I am up for learning anything, if you have the patience learning some guitar would be nice, i've been meaning to learn for such a long time, I'm up for sharing good food, good conversation and good companionship.
It's maybe the wrong time of year but it has been a dream for a while to learn to surf.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am a good cook and enjoy cooking for and with other people. It's one of my favourite things to do, good music, good chat, good food and I eat just about anything.
I'm always up for sharing cultural experiences, music swaps, stories, poems, wisdom. I don't play an instrument (would like to learn) but I enjoy singing, you play and i'll sing.

Countries I’ve Visited

Croatia, Cyprus, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United Kingdom, United States