CURRENT MISSION

Soak up expriences and learn from them whilst also offering something back to those I meet.

ABOUT ME

I have sold pharmaceuticals and worked as a developer for large IT companies but now I am embaking on a career as a photographer. I am liberal minded and interested in what is happening in the world. I'm pretty laid back but do enjoy socialising and a drink or two. I live alone in Stoke-on-Trent, quite near the University.

PHILOSOPHY

Try to treat people how you would like to be treated yoursef.

If you are unhappy or unfulfilled in what you are doing, if circumstances allow, leave and do something you enjoy.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Just joined, so nothing just yet.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Stayed with really nice family in Adelaide, Australia

Interests

Photography and travel are things that I have long been interested in. I have travelled independently for the past 20 years (when work has allowed) and photography has always been an important part of the experience. I am currently studying photography and enjoying it much more than working in IT. I would like to learn to speak Spanish but have only managed to get to a basic level so far. I enjoy SCUBA diving but only do it when away from England, so not that often. I support Man United. I like spending a day or two at the cricket when a test match is played at Old Trafford.

• photography
• drinking
• traveling
• scuba diving
• cricket

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite movies:
Amores Perros; LA Confidential; Heat; Secrets and Lies; Pan's Labarynth; Blade Runner; The Graduate; Midnight Cowboy; Sergio Leone Spaghetti Westerns;

TV: Sopranos; Six Feer Under; Fawltey Towers; Rising Damp; Blackadder

Music: Smiths; Joy Division; New Order; Wedding Present; Stone Roses; Bloc Party

Books:
The Genius of Photography; On the Road, Touching the Void; Catcher in the Rye; Animal Farm

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seen Orcas that hunt seels at the shore in Argentina.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach/Share/Learn - Photography
Teach - English
Learn - Spanish

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Peru, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United Kingdom