CURRENT MISSION

Don't die in Cayyolu!

ABOUT ME

Tom: I'm outgoing, friendly, and, of course, very modest. Although now in my early 30s, I still find excuses to skateboard and listen to punk rock. I like fancy beer, film, and generally enjoy stirring up trouble. I'm also a lazy vegetarian.

Izzy: I'm 27 and from London. I like music, politics, travelling, pubs and chatting (chatting shit and chatting about important stuff). I can be a bit shy at first, but I'm told once I get going I can swear like a sailor.

PHILOSOPHY

Work as little as possible

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We couch surfed in the USA last year and met some fantastic people.

We're now living back in London for a few months before we embark back to the US for an extended stay. Unfortunately, we're with Izzy's parents at the moment, so hosting isn't really an option.

In the future we want to move to Spain, or if we're feeling extra fruity (by which I mean, if we can get our shit together) we'll go to Central/S. America. Basically go somewhere where the language isn't impossible.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We've couch surfed with other people a few times, but have yet to host. Though we've had plenty of lefties and union types stay with us, both in the States and in London.

Interests

Music - playing, listening, going to gigs; beer; skateboarding; reading and general nerdiness; history; feminism; workplace organising

Tom also does a bit of nerdy and pretentious blogging:

http://libcom.org/blog/chilli-sauce

• womens rights
• cooking
• beer
• vegetarian
• pub crawls
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• blogging
• music
• trumpet
• cycling
• skateboarding
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Music -
Tom: Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Woody Guthrie, Modest Mouse, The Clash, Rage Against the Machine

Izzy: Some of the above (the good ones) but also Amy Winehouse, Nina Simone, Billie Holliday, Dead Prez, Robert Johnson, Santigold, Roots Manuva, The Specials, Toots and the Maytals and a bit of the ol' Debussy, Chopin, Ravel and Faure.

Books -
Tom: Anything Vonnegut, Catch-22, Johnny Got His Gun, Chomsky, Howard Zinn, George Orwell, Buenaventura Durruti, Das Kapital

Izzy: All dyslexic and not such a reader. Do love a bit of Orwell though.

Films/TV -
Both: Wes Anderson, Cohen Brothers, David Lynch, Chris Morris, anything Julia Davis is involved in, Bill Baily, Big Lebowski, The Wire, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Spaced, lefty documentaries, Matewan, Harlan County USA, Twin Peaks, Breaking Bad, Peep Show, Nighty Night.

Tom: Good Eats with Alton Brown

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Being in Turkey during the 2013 protests was pretty incredible.

New Orleans has so far been the most amazing city we've visited on our travels. If you haven't been there, GO!

Teach, Learn, Share

Izzy: I can play a few different instruments badly and can untie any knot in the world (yet to be defeated). I'd really like to learn the trumpet and Turkish. Maybe in some sort of nightmare-fusion.

Tom: I can talk at length about labor history upon request. I like lifting weights and cycling (although you might not be able to tell either from looking at me...). I like learning obscure facts about anything. Mainly about beer. I like cooking. And eating. Mostly eating.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Cuba, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

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