CURRENT MISSION

Infiltration and subversion

ABOUT ME

Aaaah. Well, I'm terrible at self-assessment. But in Japan, people mostly comment on my height (tall), eyes (green), hair (blonde) and aptitude with chopstocks (excellent by all accounts). For some unfathomable reason, I haven't yet received any compliments for my ruggedly handsome countenance, sparkling personality and razorsharp wit. Guess my skill with chopstocks must really be dazzling.

PHILOSOPHY

My mind's far too cluttered and confused to accommodate anything as concise as a personal philosophy.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

So far, I have successfully created an account and half-written this ham-fisted attempt at a profile...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My sheets are still whiter than the freshly fallen snow. They really are crying out for a good sullying.

Interests

Distant lands, foreign cultures, exotic landscapes and the exploration there of.

History, politics, philosophy, economics, biology, physics, psychology, music, art, sport, food, drink...

Climbing, biking, hiking and playing the guitar are my main things at the moment.

• arts
• dining
• beer
• drinking
• politics
• music
• guitar
• cycling
• hiking
• sports
• rock climbing
• biology
• economics
• history
• physics
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

A few that might give you a flavour...

Music

Bob Dylan, Radiohead, Aphex Twin, Miles Davies, Bob Marley, Tchaikovsky, Bob Marley, Cinematic Orchestra, Fleet Foxes, Shugo Tokumaru, Roots Manuva

Movies

There Will be Blood, City of God, Burnt by the Sun, The Concert, The Age of Stupid, The Lives of Others, Burma VJ, O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Books

Salman Rushdie - Midnight's Children, Joseph Conrad - Heart of Darkness, Leo Tolstoy - War and Peace, Mungo Park - Travels in the Interior of Africa, Kazuo Ishiguro - An Artist of the Floating World, Fyodor Dostoevsky - Crime and Punishment, Gabriel Garcia Marquez - 100 Years of Solitude, Will Ferguson - Hitching Rides with Buddha

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once spent an afternoon discussing deforrestation and agrarian land reform with a proboscis monkey.

Teach, Learn, Share

Give me enough beers and I might eventually say something interesting.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Serbia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United Kingdom