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Overview

  • 8 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, Portuguese; learning German, Spanish
  • 46, Other
  • Member since 2011
  • Yann is a theatre designer & choreographer, Philip wo...
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  • From Yann: Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.. Philip: Ulverston, Cumbria UK
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Make friends and share our experiences of life

ABOUT ME

We are a couple who love travelling, having new people around and sharing experiences.

Recently completed a trip of Asia and back in London now, both really busy but can sometimes meet up and occasionally host.

PHILOSOPHY

Hear it, learn it, do it, respect and love

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting, surfing, meeting people, sharing

See my blog: http://phlitterings.blogspot.com/

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted many friends and acquaintances from around the world in our flat in Central London. Surfed a few times on travels around Asia.

Interests

We're both interested in people, languages, cultures, festivals, dancing, socialising

Philip loves literature, reading widely and writing stories and poetry; cooking new foods/ tastes for friends, entertaining, talking, swimming, cycling, partying, walking. Also involved in voluntary work with community groups, LGBT issues, refugee support and human rights.

Yann loves everything about dancing, theatre and design, chilling, films, cooking, massage.

  • arts
  • writing
  • literature
  • poetry
  • design
  • festivals
  • dancing
  • human rights
  • cooking
  • walking
  • partying
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • blogging
  • cycling
  • surfing
  • swimming
  • teaching
  • languages
  • visual arts

Music, Movies, and Books

Films: Almodovar
Yann loves fantasy and Philip likes drama (can be a clash)

Books (Philip) George Orwell, Albert Camus, Lionel Shriver, Paul Bowles, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Alan Hollinghurst, Allen Ginsburg, Kerouac, Christopher Isherwood, Vikram Seth, Alesandro Baricco, Brontes

Music: various, eclectic: folk, classical, heavy metal, pop, techno

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

6 month Asia Tour

Teach, Learn, Share

Yann is an experienced dance teacher and also shares his passion and knowledge of visual arts and theatre

Philip is an experienced english language teacher and shares his cooking and stories

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Mongolia, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Czech Republic, Portugal, United Kingdom

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