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Overview

  • 18 references 11 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English
  • 36, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Work at a university (also try to write things)
  • has one philosophy degree
  • From Basingstoke, (boo yah!)
  • Profile 90% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

The only way to achieve something is to do something.

ABOUT ME

I try to be as non-judgmental as I can, and fight all my unconscious flaws wherever I see them. My auto-pilot personality is usually an honest and (sometimes worryingly) open character, who likes to make people laugh, (also, I'm really cool).

I like bad jokes, optimistic people, talking to myself, stupid action movies/chick flicks/hugh grant movies and ancient philosophy, obviously.

PHILOSOPHY

Don't think too much, and relax.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

hosting, surfing, going to the pub ;)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couchsurfed with Jo and Gerard in Antwerp- they were really great people, absolutely loved staying there. On the same trip I stayed with John Binay, who whilst busy with exams still gave up his living room! What a guy! A few times in the states as well. Anna and Kevin were legendary hosts! Generally though, I try to meet with someone, everywhere I go! I met up with lots of people when I went back to Hong Kong this year. Ive also hosted 4 times, and each one has been a really enjoyable experience for totally different reasons!

Interests

Daoist philosophy (and all philosophy really), reality tv shows, sitcoms, books and ADVENTURING

Music, Movies, and Books

Austin Powers, Forrest Gump, Love actually, Avatar,

Dharma Bums, 100 years of solitude, The autobiography of Malcolm x, game of thrones!

tool, clutch, regina spektor, sigur ros, bon iver, wiley, the beatles, janelle monae, elton john,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

loads of amazing things I have done:
-taught english in china
-cycled to paris, Amsterdam, the sahara desert and the three peaks and from Nice to Barcelona
-studied abroad in Hong Kong
-experienced karaoke dj/singing maestro
-San Fermin, 2009 (the bull run thing in Pamplona)
-ran the Manchester, Edinburgh, Oslo and Loch Lomond marathons! .

(I'm just bragging... sorry...)

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd really like to learn anything about new sports, activities, card games, pub games and little hidden natural wonders about places I visit.

In exchange, I can tell you random hilarious anecdotes from Greece and Rome. I know lots of chords on the guitar as well.

Also, I have done about 2 months of salsa classes,, and I'm pretty sure I could give at least one lesson in that.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United Kingdom

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