An English teacher who is easy going, coffee addict, harmonica amateur, competent photographer and incompetent fool.

Looking to find people with a knack for stories and swilling wine, preferably over a pool table or in any awesome scenery.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To trade stories and jokes, meet some of the 7 billion people on this planet and make some friends out of them.

Interests

• dogs
• writing
• photography
• live music
• learning new things
• drinks

Music, Movies, and Books

Dr. John, The Band, The Streets, Lindsay Buckingham, Fleetwood Mac, Bobby Charles, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I made the brilliant yet near-fatal choice to buy a Lada whilst travelling in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia. Although the vehicle gave me and my companions a wonderful opportunity to explore the landscape at our leisure, the car had other ideas.
More things remained broken within the car than worked. The speedometers and fuel gauges? Long gone. Headlights? Forget it. Handbrake? Try shoving a stone below the lever and see if it sticks on a hill, or just bung bricks under the wheels.
Finally, on a steep mountain road, the car decided to give out- by killing the brakes, clutch and accelerator pedals all at once. I was sent hurtling down the mountainside, and thankfully rolled into a town at the bottom of the hill, and one with a mechanic who bought it for scrap- 50 dollars and a bottle of vodka!

Teach, Learn, Share

A compendium of useless facts and story arcs.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Food, Drink, Books, Music & General Jokes, Chit-Chat, Tall Tales and Some Shorter Ones Too.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, India, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Maldives, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uzbekistan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom