CURRENT MISSION
To live.( i am working loads right now so apologies if i do not reply promptly)
Please read my profile-so many obviously are not reading it and come here and dissappoint.
ABOUT ME
I am Scottish-was a fisherman for many years(past tense)
I am a gardener mostly, other times i work with concrete and walls.
Sometimes forage for shellfish. You can come with me to the sea -its fun-but hard work.

PHILOSOPHY
I am part of all that i have met-Alfred Lord Tennyson

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
be a civil host-maybe organise a trip somewhere on the island-depending on time-if its a good idea-please dont send long range requests -last minute is more suitable due to my way of working -at least i know what im doing then- at short notice. CS members are welcome-if your profile is empty-im not likely to host you -i dont host all the time. CS is partly about sharing-that is essential if you dont want your host to feel used-like a hostel. I meet the world and i love it-i try to make sure surfers max their time when on Skye. Sometimes i join in the walking n touring..
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
i feel lucky to have met a lot of amazing people
99% of surfers have been good experiences-1% should really have gone to a hostel.

I normally give CSers my spare key so they can access my flat when they need to- lately iv noticed it has been an incentive to sleep in -im not happy tip toeing around lazy CSers as i prepare for work-please dont abuse my trust- exceptions can be made if you are ill but if you are a hindrance to my working day then i may ask you to leave.

Interests

painting-acrylic,pastels
painting or drawing portraits
reading,walking,camping
writing short stories
scrabble
beach combing
walking
cycling
swimming
driving
stargazing
Van Gogh
Otto Dix
Peter Doig
Dali
Degas
Schiele

Music, Movies, and Books

One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
Des homme et des Dieux
Wings of Desire
Yiyun Lee
John Steinbeck
Irving Welsh
Yan Lianke
Bill Bryson
Chinese fiction novels
Kurlansky factual books like Cod
the Stranglers
Sufyan
europop

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

a mother and baby Minke whale once followed the boat i was working on for 2 weeks-was awesome-i would hear them 1st -as they breathed-then look for a minute-at the mother and the unscarred,shiny and new- two ton, grey baby swimming alongside-staring at me with their big mammal eyes-and then they would dive in tandem-and leave a mysterious pool of darkness as they headed to safety into a world i hadnt the imagination to fathom or see-i felt i would do anything to help them????????-
In 2017 i was an extra in a Netflix movie-wonderful experience.

Teach, Learn, Share

share air(chat,music,movie,meditate)

What I Can Share with Hosts

laughter,Scottish culture,good conversation,food.
I use Youtube as a jukebox for people to play anything they like.

Countries I’ve Visited

England, Ireland