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Overview

  • 11 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French
  • 42, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Areospace Engineer
  • Masters Degree at Universirty of Bristol
  • From Southampton, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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About Me

I'm and Aerospace Engineer with a passion for travel and the outdoors. I've lived in Seattle, Montreal, Toulouse, Sweden, and the UK supporting various design projects.

Music has always been a big part of my life, grew up going to gigs and festivals and playing music. These days I just about manage to play a bit of guitar, and DJ the odd party - but still a Glastonbury festival Veteran.

I'm a big fan of physical activity, I regularly train in Wrestling/Grappling/MMA. I also get outdoors as often as I can: surfing, road-cycling, Stand-Up Paddle boarding, mountain biking, running, hiking, etc. My passion is getting away for the weekend in my Van, and exploring...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting/Surfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted once, stayed once, and went to a few of the meet-ups whilst in Brazil. So relatively new to it.

Interests

MMA, Photography, Surfing, Snowboarding, Kite-surfing, Travel, Spiritual Stuff, Foreign Films, Food, Music, Digital DJ-ing, Playing Guitar, Being outdoors, Yoga, Cooking

  • arts
  • photography
  • festivals
  • dining
  • cooking
  • yoga
  • running
  • partying
  • movies
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • electronic music
  • guitar
  • outdoor activities
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • snowboarding
  • martial arts
  • swimming
  • engineering
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Films: City of God, Withnail and I, Twin Town, 24 hour party people, Sin Nombre, Spirited Away, Into the Wild

Music Genres I love: Indie, Rock, Breakbeat, Drum & Bass, Deep House, Singer/Songwriter, 80's rock too.

Bands I love (too many to mention, but..): Bon Iver, Jeff Buckley, Fink, Sublime, Alkaline Trio, Biffy Clyro, Lemonheads, Temper Trap, Mystery Jets, Mumford & Sons, Plump DJ's

Books: Eckhart Tolle "power of now"

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

******Burning Man 2013*********
Exit Festival 2006 in Serbia - just immense!
Night Diving in the Great Barrier Reef
San Fermin, Pampolona - the bull run
Diving Cenotes, Mexico
San Blas Islands, Panama

Teach, Learn, Share

Stuff I can teach: English, MMA, Guitar

Stuff I would like to learn: Languages

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Colombia, Guatemala, Kenya, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

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