Hey!

Thank you for visiting my profile :D

I'm Sam, Lancaster University graduate, moved over from West Yorkshire for uni 9 years ago and stayed...because its sooo good here!

Sports and the outdoors enthusiast, keen cyclist, field hockey, tennis & bowls player. Also enjoy runs, walks and hikes.
Additional interests include board games like chess and scrabble, gardening and nature.

I'd like to think I'm friendly, considerate, open-minded, out-going and environmentally conscientious.
I've lived with housemates for several years, and now I'd love to open up my home to share with visitors!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm keen to meet interesting new people, listen to their experiences, get travel inspiration and tips, and keep my carbon footprint as low as possible!

I was fortunate enough to have a very positive first couchsurfing experience (two weeks house-sitting in Stafford whilst I studied for my Cytech bicycle mechanic qualification).
Now I'd like to give back, and give others an opportunity to enjoy the sights and sounds of Lancaster for free too!

Interests

Sports and the outdoors enthusiast, keen cyclist, field hockey, tennis & bowls player. Also enjoy runs, walks and hikes.
Additional interests include board games like chess and scrabble, gardening and nature.

Self taught bicycle mechanic. Can offer bike servicing for visitors!

Enjoy helping my neighbours and the local community; lots of volunteering experience.

• animals
• dining
• cooking
• gardening
• chess
• bouldering
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• sports
• tennis
• biology
• science
• volunteering
• mountains
• bikes
• scrabble
• bowls
• bike servicing and repair
• helping local community

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: 'mainstream' - varied - anything but heavy metal and 'hard-core' rap. Love 'hits', especially 80's - 90's.
My playlists are mostly the most popular songs of bands and artists, great for sing alongs!

Movies: I like anything which gets good reviews. Watched most of the IMDB top 50 list. Favorite - perhaps Gladiator.

Books - not much of a reader anymore - loved Phillip Pullmans Dark Materials when I was a teenager.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Completed the Yorkshire 3 peaks hike in snow and hail in running shoes - would recommend the hike, but in better weather and shoes!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach/share:
- bike service/maintenance and repair skills
- plant knowledge
- local bird knowledge
- my cycle touring experiences
- my experiences living in the north of England and Colorado

What I Can Share with Hosts

My life experiences, knowledge and skills. See above for all the details!

Meals! Happy to cook and share cooking, or go out for food together in town/get takeaways.

Courtesy/complimentary bike servicing and/or gardening work!

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Italy, Netherlands, Scotland, Spain, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, United States