I came to Machynlleth to do a Masters in 2007 and never left, so be warned.

I've been involved in lots of social movements, so I guess I'm an activist. I work for a great charity doing graphic design, research and training.

I love reading (especially sci-fi), night walks in cities, talking about culture and politics, outdoors swimming, puns, designing things, playing board games or frisbee and dancing to disco.

I'm working to be a better person, a better white straight male ally / general non-idiot.

Obsessed with the microbiome, everything that calls us humans 'home'. I can talk about this for a long time.

I am good at cooking and cleaning, I will happily help with this if you host me.

If you like XKCD or bell hooks we will definitely get along.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Back from a long trip meeting CS'ers and being hosted a few times, keen to give back to the community. I've hosted a lot under an old shared profile of the Cooperative House I live in.

Interests

• graphic design
• politics
• board games
• electronic music
• activism
• sci-fi
• ultimate frisbee
• graphic novels
• decolonization
• ngos
• racial justice
• intersectional feminism

Music, Movies, and Books

Music—I blame my Dad for getting me into a load of cheesy old electro synth, like OMD, Human League, Ultravox, Frankie Goes to Hollywood etc. I love modern classical like Nils Farhm, Philip Glass, Ludovico Einaudi, Jóhann Jóhannsson etc. And then Northern Soul and Motown, mmmm. Oh, and Disco, of course Disco.

Books—Lots of sci-fi, Ursula Le Guin, Octavia Butler, Asimov, NK Jemisin, KSR, Nnedi Okorafor, Nalo Hopkinson, Bradbury etc.

Podcasts—All the Podcast, oh jeez, particularly love RadioLab, Fearless Rebelle, Love + Radio and 99% Invisible.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Just recently I was sitting in the Japanese Museum of Modern Art when the Emperor of Japan and the Swedish Royal Family walked in and blocked my view of a lovely screen by Gyokudo. Maybe that's not amazing, just rude.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach English (badly), graphic/web design (goodly) and cooking British soups and stews (like a boss).

I would love to learn more about the culture, language and politics of your country if you're from outside the UK...

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Monaco, Mongolia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, India, Russian Federation, Wales