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Overview

  • 5 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English
  • 38, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Thinking, watching, listening, tasting, smelling, touchin...
  • BA Honours degree, Foundation Degree and National Diploma...
  • From Tokyo > The Scottish Borders > Somerset > London.
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To experience this chapter of my life for all it can give!!

ABOUT ME

I have lived the last few years in London and without a doubt, hands down, has been the best years of my life!! I will most likely forget a whole bunch of it, but the friends I've made here and what they and the city itself brought out in me have been invaluable.

PHILOSOPHY

I'm very much a strong individual who likes to reflect upon things a lot, and I'm not afraid to let the subjects run quite deep. There is no way I can even summarise what my philosophies are, really. There are WAY too many and they're building. Just come talk to me :)

If I was to sum it up in a few words though, they would be positive, eco-conscious and passionately ambitious!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I was most active last when I went to live and work in the Canary Islands. I surfed with and met up with a few great CSers and have since returned the favour to some. Unfortunately I haven't been in a position to host any guests for the past few years in London. I'm finally renting a room with enough floor space to fit an inflatable mattress so I'll be available in Autumn.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted a handful of great people and have made new friends through this community and I am very appreciative! :)

Interests

All - just throw something cool my way and I'll catch it and play with it.

  • graphic design
  • photography
  • cooking
  • philosophy
  • inline skating

Music, Movies, and Books

Some books:
The Game, The 4-Hour Work Week, The Mystery Method, Emergency, Eat Pray Love, Why Men Don't Have a Clue and Women Always Need More Shoes, Of Mice and Men, How to Have Kick-Ass Ideas, Awaken The Giant Within, From Tibet With Love, A New Earth.

Lots of types of music! Lots of types of films!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've done a lot of crazy awesome stuff that I just brush off and forget. I did them for the moment and will continue to do so. Stay close if you want to experience them together! :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm more of a spontaneous thinker. If and when I realise some philosophy in the moment, I share it with whomever sparked the subject with me and it is rarely recorded. If I was to share something with you right now, I'd say that if you want to grow as a person, start with how you experience your daily life. Increase your perspective everyday until you pop your bubble. Once you do, you'll know what I mean. Then hopefully there will be no stopping you living how you want to live! :)

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Egypt, England, France, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Scotland, Spain, Thailand, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Japan, Scotland, Spain

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