CURRENT MISSION

To enjoy life, improve myself and kindle happiness in others.

ABOUT ME

I like to make lists.I love science-fiction unapologetically.I am addicted to travel and podcasts.I refuse to use the imperial system for measurements (except miles).I can count to ten in nine languages.I am a wannabe minimalist.I love staring at maps.

PHILOSOPHY

I try to live my life with the principle that life is for living, not working (i.e. I work to live, I don't live to work). I don't want a career, just a job, and teaching English works well for me in that way.

I generally consider myself a thrifty person. Some might say cheap (though I would disagree) and I try to live in a way that does not do excessive harm to the planet.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted in the past, but I currently don't have a home so I'm mostly surfing and meeting up with CSers.

I only give references to people that I have surfed with, hosted, travelled or worked with for more than a couple of days. I don't use Couchsurfing references like Facebook's wall. I also generally only add people I know outside of couchsurfing as friends.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Alone, I have surfed with:
*Raymund & Rima in Linz, Austria (May and Sep 2010) and in Heidelberg, Germany (Dec 2011 and Apr 2012)
*Fotios in Karlovasi, Greece (Oct 2010)
*Erkan in Selçuk, Turkey (Oct 2010)
*Simon in Lattakia, Syria (Nov 2010)
*Uli in Linz, Austria (several times between Feb 2011 and June 2012)
*José in León, Spain (May 2011)
*Guiller in Gijón, Spain (May 2011)
*Mark in Santander, Spain (May 2011)
*Friedmar in Dresden, Germany (Apr 2012)

With my partner, Zab, I have surfed with:
*Caroline and Julien in Athens, Greece (Oct 2010)
*Alfonso in Valladolid, Spain (Apr 2011)
*Ana in Valdivia, Chile (Feb 2013)
*Juan Martín in Bahía Blanca, Argentina (Mar 2013)
*Mauro in Montevideo, Uruguay (Mar 2013)
*Ger in Córdoba, Argentina (May 2013)
*Fernando in Córdoba, Argentina (May 2013)

In Mérida, Spain, I hosted:
*Stasia from St Petersburg, Russia and Guillaume from Bordeaux, France (Oct 2012)
*Diego from Burgos, Spain (Oct 2012)
*Borut from Maribor, Slovenia (Oct 2012)
*Julia and Dawid from Wrocław, Poland (Nov 2012)

Interests

Which of these comes first varies from day to day, but the usual constants are (in no partiuclar order):podcasts, cooking, language geekery, equality, growing vegetables, trains, science-fiction, hyperbole, polyamory, astrophysics, maps.

• cooking
• recipes
• traveling
• podcasts
• guitar
• surfing
• cartography
• languages
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

::Films::
The Lord of the Rings, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Perfume

::Television::
Stargate SG-1, Farscape, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Star Trek TNG & DS9, Dollhouse, Firefly, Mad Men, Battlestar Galactica, Alias, Dr Who, Babylon 5, Fawlty Towers, A Bit of Fry & Laurie, Parks and Recreation

::Music::
Alanis Morissette, Bear McCreary, Björk, Lifehouse

::Authors::
Amy Tan, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Isabel Allende, Ian McEwan, China Miéville, JRR Tolkien

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A night sky filled with an arm of the Milky Way from Crete, Greece.

Two things I hope to be able to add here some day: a solar eclipse, and the Earth from space.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can speak French, German and Spanish conversationally, and have taught myself some Mandarin Chinese (though only spoken), so if you're a beginner I might be able to teach you something.

At university I studied linguistics, which, although it sounds like it, is not learning lots of languages; rather it is the scientific study of language as a natural phenomenon. I specialised in phonetics (the study of sounds in human language), and developed a particular interest in the many varieties of English around the world, so I know something about that and will eagerly share it with you if you're interested.

I like to cook and am always happy to share and learn new recipes. I also know a few chords on the guitar which I'm happy to pass on if that's your thing.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Austria, Germany, Peru, Spain, United Kingdom

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