CURRENT MISSION

In life you can fail and survive. Let that white hot feeling of failure wash over you and keep going. It is not the end of the world, however much it feels like it.

PHILOSOPHY

"Eliminate physical clutter. More importantly, eliminate spiritual clutter." Terri Guillemets

"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." Albert Einstein

"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated." Confucius

"Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have heard about CS from a good friend of mine ... He had great experiences with it and convinced me that I should discover CS myself as it sounded so interesting.

Interests

Travel, (LIVE) Music, visiting Art Galleries (love the Tate Modern), exciting Art projects, MTB (mountain biking) especially around Wales, long-distance running, cinema, going to gigs, reading and meeting interesting people.

• arts
• marathon
• running
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies - Big Lewbowski, Swingers, The Lion King, The Deerhunter, La Haine, Lord Of The Rings Triology, Star Wars, Bubba Ho-Tep, Back To The Future, Fight Club, English Patient, Kite Runner, Sleepers, Fiddler On The Roof, Jazz Singer, Single Man, District 9, Kick-ASS ... etc etc etc

Music - Matisyahu, Lee Coombs, RJD2, Gorrilaz, The Temper Trap, Balkan Beat Box, King Porter Stomp, Bonobo, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Lilly Allen, The Go!Team, Monsters Of Folk, Laura Marling, Groove Armada, Thievery Corporation, E-Z Rollers, Micky Finn, Joe Driscoll, Elbow, Jose Gonzalez, Buena Vista Social Club, Seu Jorge, 1 Giant Leap, Afro Celt Sound System, Blowzabella, Flook, Croft No5, Baaba Maal ...blah blah blah

Books - 'The Alchemist', Coelho, 'To kill A Mockingbird' Harper Lee. All of Chuck Palahnuik and Frank Miller's books. Kerouac (The Road), Salinger's Catcher in the Rye, Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby'...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have seen some amazing places around the world, met some amazing, friendly people and seeing those less fortunate in wealth without a care in the World and smiling wide - it definitely taught me a lesson about life.

I do loads of volunteering, from mentoring young adults to help them get back into employment, helping out the old aged, even if its just talking to them - they are the most inspirational people I have ever met.

I did the London Marathon last year and raised considerable amount of money for Barnardo's (a charity for children)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Egypt, India, Israel, Nepal

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom

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