CURRENT MISSION

To enjoy living on a paradise island for as long as I can

ABOUT ME

I'm originally from the outskirts of London but after deciding to leave a few years ago I embarked on my first real travels to South East Asia. Like many people I had followed the traditional school, University, job route but at the ripe age of 29 I decided to see what else was out there. Before I set off to Asia I used to snatch a 2 week holiday somewhere or if lucky I'd manage a short break to go skiing. That was over 3 years ago and I am still pretty much on holiday although I have to combine it with some work to pay the bills. When I say work, my job as a diving instructor is the only "job" where on my days off I still want to go to the "office" and hang out underwater. Since leaving I have never looked back although I have to make the odd visit home the check on my neice and nephew and the rest of my family.

I enjoy hanging out with some great mates here either on the beach, the boat but more usually at the bar.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

On the island where I live I see many people each day hunting around for accommodation as I once did, and I have in the past offered a place to crash to complete strangers. I was introduced to couchsurfing via a good friend of mine who explained how he has hosted many people with only good things to say about the whole experience.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Whilst being a member since last year I have only now decided to update my profile and to see what happens. I have not had any couchsurfing experiences yet but you have to start somewhere.

Interests

You may have guessed I enjoy the outdoors and living on Koh Tao has plenty of outdoor activities. Most days I tend to be teaching diving, but the odd afternoon I get off I tend to hang out on the beach. I guess I could add frisbee as an interest but I also enjoy exploring different parts of the island. Saying that, after 3 years here I have still not visited all of the beaches so maybe couchsurfing will encourage me to get round the rest of the beaches here!!

• instructor
• boating
• outdoor activities
• hunting
• scuba diving
• skiing
• tourism
• beaches

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Diving with tiger and bulls sharks in Borneo and jumping out of a plane in oz.

Teach, Learn, Share

As you have read my job involves teaching people to dive and in the past I have taught from 10 year olds upwards from all backgrounds and countries. If anyone out there is interested or curious about the underwater world then I will be happy to help. Or if a rough guide of the island is what you need then I would be happy to give you the low down on the places not shown in the guidebooks.

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