I'm a semi retired musician and teacher. Outside of that I like outdoor activities esp cycling and walking, swimming and other watery things - currently SUP; also gardens and gardening and animals both wild and domestic. For more insight see facebook

My 'visited countries' list looks impressive - I worked on cruise ships so a lot of it was short visits at work, although I took a lot of trouble to get out and about. I have however visited many european countries as well as US Canada and Cuba on my own account.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have space in my house to offer occasionally and I'm happy to meet and help new people. I also hope to travel more in the next few years, by bike or otherwise, and will appreciate any help tomake that as low budget as possible without freezing to death so I hope it's going to work out as an open - ended exchange

Interests

• animals
• walking
• music
• cycling
• sup
• gardens

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Bach, Chopin, Gil Evans, Rolling Stones
Books: many and various. . . . . the best book I have read would be either Jonathan Strange . . or anything by Chomsky
Movies . . . . . Nic Roeg, especially MWFTE; Celine and Julie

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Survived a stroke and a heart attack within 6 months of each other?

Teach, Learn, Share

? Not quite sure what we're looking for here . . . if anyone can teach me to unicycle on a brief stopover that would be amazing. For any visitors here I can of course provide all the local information and tips, and I'm happy to guide and share adventures if there's time.

What I Can Share with Hosts

With hosts I can share my amazing though eccentric cooking, a wide range of tedious stories and any help which is in my power to give.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Samoa, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United States, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

England