ABOUT ME

I love people and knowledge and ideas! I'm hungry to understand the world and to somehow contribute towards it in a positive way. I'm passionate about leaving space for wilderness and for a diversity of other species as well as humans to live together on this planet. I believe in working for peace. I believe in living within our share of resources and not messing everything up for our children. I love meeting new people and learning new perspectives; on trains, in the street, for coffee, through my work and travel, online and through couchsurfing.

PHILOSOPHY

Respect, integrity, kindness, understanding, passion. I believe everything we do makes a difference and I find people like Gandhi and the Dalai Lama incredibly inspiring. I try to live lightly, share what I know, make people happy. I have some faith that 'small is beautiful' and that keeping a human scale on things is important. I am deeply curious about the world and everything in it.

Interests

People, ideas, wisdom, love, beauty, sustainability, equity, learning, peace, NGOs, diversity, languages, anthropology, social enterprise, knitting, capoeira, music, coffee and turkish delight, cooking and creating things, long evenings talking, exploring beautiful places, philosophy and social theories, the desert, forests, beautiful textiles and crafts, markets.

• cooking
• traveling
• scuba diving
• skydiving
• swimming
• languages
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Beatles, Bryan Adams
Movies: Into the wild, Tracks, The Way Back
Books: The theory of everything

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Life amazes me every day

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd love to learn: things that inspire you, turkish, cooking recipes. I can share: my lively family, my passion for life, my faith in people, perspectives on sustainability, my questions about life, cooking, creativity, anything you might want to know about industrial hemp

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belarus, Cambodia, Denmark, Fiji, Finland, Malaysia, Norway, Russian Federation, Sweden, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Turkey, United Kingdom, United States