CURRENT MISSION

See the world and its people and share experiences.

ABOUT ME

I have a passion for the environment and whenever possible have been trying to meet up with environmental people/businesses.

In 2010 I completed a MSc in Environmental Management at the University of Nottingham while working part-time at the Energy Saving Trust East Midlands advice centre.

PHILOSOPHY

"The more you circulate on your own travels, the better citizen you become, not only of your own country but the world as a whole" Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Life long learning

"There are no strangers, just people you haven't met yet"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Unfortuately I don't have a couch but may be able to meet for a coffee/chat. I am a member of the Nottingham couch surfing group and whenever possible go to their gatherings.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I had my first experience of couch surfing in Boston, USA. I had a great time and it was a great experience. I hope to do it again sometime as well as try hosting some couch surfers.

Interests

Travelling, the Environment, Learning new things about different culture and countries, Music.

• culture
• environment
• dining
• coffee
• flying
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• cave diving
• surfing
• scuba diving
• skydiving
• boxing
• languages
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES: Team America World Police, Finding Neverland, Rent, Anchorman, Napoleon Dynamite, Die Hard, Se7en, Wayne's World, The Hunt for the Red October, Pirates of the Caribbean, Kill Bill I & II, Harry Potter, Donnie Darko, A Clockwork Orange, BORAT: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, Enter the Fist, City of God, Scarface

Music: All sorts including - Rolling Stones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ludwig van Beethoven, Tenacious D, Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, The Killers, Clueso, Gorillaz, Franz Ferdinand, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Greenday, Outkast, Queen,

Books: I don’t read as much as I ought to. Currently reading Crap at the Environment.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I travelled solo around the world for a year from Thailand to the USA. Highlights include:
-volunteering on an elephant park in Northan Thailand
-Motorbike crash in Pai
-Visiting Ankor Wat in Cambodia
-Crossing the road in vietnam and surviving
-completed open and advanced diving course in Koa Tao
-Night diving on Ningaloo reef, western Oz
-Scooteroo and flying a plane in Town of 1770 East Oz
-Skydiving, wanaka, NZ
-Thrillogy (3 bungy jumps), Queenstown, NZ
-Tongaro Crossing in winter - 8hours trek, NZ
-Bathing in hot waterfall, Taupo
-Cave Diving
-Surfing, Raglan, NZ
-Hitch Hiking, NZ
-Road trip up california
-Surprising parents on christmas day, by jumping out of a cardboard box.

In recent years I was selected as a 1 of 30 British Council Climate Advocate on their Challenge Europe Programme. Through this I developed a student food project at the University of Notitngham that featured on MTV, discussed during a climate change conference in Slovakia and mentioned to Prince Charles.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: environmental concepts e.g. climate change, peak oil, environmental awareness

Learn: other languages (atlhough I am really rubbish at this)

Share: Knowledge about Nottingham, UK, My experience of travelling solo around of the world

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, Fiji, New Zealand, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom