CURRENT MISSION

Travelling around the world + Quiero dominar el espanol, italiano, portugues, frances

ABOUT ME

I love travelling and hope to live abroad for many a year. I know parts of South America fairly well having spent months travelling there to learn Spanish. I really want to go to Asia, Africa and Australisia, in fact just writing this makes me want to go even more!

My favourite cities in the world, hmmm an increasingly long list. London, New York, Rio de Janeiro, Barcelona, Sevilla, Granada, Arequipa, Salta, Santiago... i could go on

The most interesting country i've had the opportunity to visit? a toughy, but probably Cuba

PHILOSOPHY

cliché #2&3: carpe diem / 'global citizien'

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

cliché: new friends / improve language skills

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've made lots of friends overseas and had the chance to see places from a local's perspective, which has massively enriched my travelling experiences

Interests

Deportes, restaurantes, viajar, salir y tomar algo con amigos, cine

• writing
• walking
• traveling
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: a Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela was pretty inspiring stuff. my favourite book is normally the last one i really got into so Love and War in the Apennines ranks pretty high.

TV: anything narrated by the legend that is David Attenborough (Brits will know him), decent comedies (the Office, UK version of course :), Alan Partridge)

Films: Shawshank Redemption, Blackbook, Austin Powers

Music: genuinely eclectic - everything from hip hop, disco, 90s cheese (love a bit of technotronic/culture beat), classical, britpop

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

visiting south america, seeing nelson mandela - a bit of personal hero - speak in Trafalgar Square

Teach, Learn, Share

i'd like to improve my language skills. the flipside of being English, especially if you've taught it and write speeches for a living, is that lots of people see you as a walking teacher. i gave up my job and life in london to learn spanish in south america but everyone wanted to speak english to me... slightly frustrating!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Saint Lucia, Spain, Sweden, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands