CURRENT MISSION

Live every day as though it is my last

ABOUT ME

I am a life-loving adventurer. I love meeting new people. I love travelling the world and learning about new cultures, learning new languages and trying new cuisines. I like to take photos. I regularly do yoga and live an active and outdoorsy lifestyle. I enjoy drinking with friends, and seeing live music whenever I can. I also enjoy wining and dining with close friends. I am an animal loving pacifist, and haven't eaten meat for 17 years! I'd call myself an environmentalist, and I try and do my bit to save the world, although I wish I could do more. I enjoy travel writing and blogging about my experiences on the road and living abroad. I have been an expat now for almost a decade in the UK, China, Vietnam and Indonesia. I am optimistic about life, despite fears about the future of the world.

PHILOSOPHY

Live life to the fullest, and be bright like a sunflower. I believe in the Universe and universal life force energy. Put it out there and the Universe will provide. There is no such thing as coincidence, it all part of the great life plan that the Universe has mapped out for us. Be aware of synchronicity- there are signs you are on the right path everywhere, everyday.

Interests

Travel
Languages
Fine dining and wining
Yoga
Scuba Diving
Photography

• animals
• writing
• photography
• festivals
• dining
• fine dining
• yoga
• walking
• drinking
• traveling
• blogging
• music
• live music
• adventure races
• scuba diving
• rock climbing
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

I love reading travel stories, and usually love annything that has been nominated for or won a Booker prize.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

ONE amazing thing?! I have been to so many places and seen so many things and met so many people...all these experiences have opened my eyes and taught me so much to shape me into the person I am now!

Overlanding Western Africa then driving through SA with close friends
Bunjee jumping in Bloekraans in South Africa
White Water Rafting the Zambezi River
Burning Man Festival 2007
Road tripping east-coast Canada
Brooklyn in NYC
Trekking Chiang Mai, Thailand
Learning to Scuba Dive and every dive I have done since then
Walking the Great Wall of China
Climbing Mt Kinabalu
Building houses in India
Motorcycling across Vietnam
Roadtripping in NZ
Drinking and eating through Europe

visited 40 states (17.7%)Create your own visited map of The World

Teach, Learn, Share

Sim's Sunflower Philosophy:
"Stay rooted to the ground, stand tall, and follow the sun!"

"Don't be afraid to go where you've never gone and do what you've never done, because both are necessary to have what you've never had and be who you've never been."

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough,and more. It turns denial into acceptance,chaos to order,confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast,a house into a home,a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today,and creates a vision for tomorrow."

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Botswana, Cambodia, Canada, Fiji, France, Germany, India, Italy, Laos, Malawi, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Tanzania, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, China, Indonesia, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

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