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Overview

  • 49 references 33 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Portuguese, Spanish
  • 59, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • Waste Management and Environmental Specialist
  • Degree level and University of Work and Life
  • From Birmingham, UK
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Tackle more peaks, e.g. Mont Blanc

ABOUT ME

Highly energetic, buzzing with curiosity and intrigue about people, culture and places. Open minded, compassionate and a keen interest in travel and venturing out to the great outdoors. I love to show people the local sights and offer genuinely warm hospitality.

PHILOSOPHY

Be kind, accept your limits, admit to errors and lapses, and try to accommodate and be understanding while also pushing those limits..

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting travellers, attend CS socials.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far nothing but positive experience, it is a wonderful opportunity to further broaden horizons and capture the essence and spirit of true adventure.

Interests

Dance (latin, jive, rock n roll)
Skiing
Cycling
Mountaineering
Film
Photography
Conservation
Camping and 'roughing it'
City night life
Museums and modern history
Comedy and live music
Etc etc.

  • culture
  • photography
  • perfumes
  • dancing
  • traveling
  • eating out
  • music
  • live music
  • outdoor activities
  • cycling
  • camping
  • mountaineering
  • scuba diving
  • skiing
  • environmental studies
  • history

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Seconds, Drive, 2001, Shame, Il Divo, Red State, French Connection.. too many to mention
Music: Blues, Rock n Roll, Funk, Northern Soul, Soul, some Heavy, Chill etc.
Books: Modern History, Lee Child, Jeffrey Deaver, Charles Bukowski

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sky diving in Olu Deniz over the Blue Lagoon in Turkey, parachuting in the Lake District, England and white water rafting in Scotland and Wales.

Teach, Learn, Share

Project Management
Environmental studies

What I Can Share with Hosts

Private room for 1-2 people, comfortable couch.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Scotland

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