ABOUT ME

I am from Gwent, Wales. I currently work as an English lecteur in a French University teaching English to language specialists and non-specialists alike.

I have spent most of my professional career to date living and working overseas in Russia, France and in the Netherlands where I gained my Masters degree in Amsterdam and probably spent the best year of my life!

In my free time, massive sports and music fan. I like to join athletics clubs and run competitively wherever I end up but always stay loyal to Newport Harriers back home! Been known to lose my voice when watching Wales play football.

DREAM JOBS

- The Welsh Kanye but just the genius part.
- Pro Runner. I'm ready, even if my times aren't.
- EU Cultural Policy
- Will probably still be teaching English the next time we meet.

PHILOSOPHY

Think about everything later because later is a friendly place.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Perhaps I'll be able to host people once I'm more certain of having a place to live myself.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Not too frequently, but have enjoyed my experiences to date thanks to 2 great guys putting me up in Paris and Moscow respectively. I first joined because I once HAD to go to Paris last minute to see Wales beat France in the Rugby!

Interests

- Athletics & Cross-Country running; Football; Surfing.
- Liverpool FC, Newport County AFC, Wales national team.
- Hip-Hop
- Cinema
- Disco dancing
- Wales, the Welsh language and nationalism in Wales (thesis stuff)
- Russia
- EU Cultural Policy

• dancing
• running
• movies
• surfing
• sports
• soccer
• rugby
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

BOOKS:

- "Мы" (Yevgeniy Zamyatin)
- "How Green Was My Valley?" (Richard Llewellyn)
- "American Interior" (Gruff Rhys)
- "His Dark Materials" (Phillip Pullman)
- "Aberystwyth Mon Amour..." (Malcolm Pryce)

MOVIES:

Equilibrium; The Wackness; Forrest Gump; The Truman Show; Drive; The Place Beyond the Pines; Lars & the Real Girl; The Guard; Boyhood; The Dark Knight Trilogy; American Psycho; The Dollars Trilogy; Blade; Leon the Professional; Submarine; Just Jim; The Artist; Into the Wild; The Untouchables; Road to Perdition; Public Enemies; We Own the Night; H.E.R; Black Dynamite; Napoleon Dynamite; C.h.a.p.p.i.e.; Blade Runner; Platoon; Moon.

MUSIC:

- Gruff Rhys; Super Furry Animals.
- Dan Auerbach; The Black Keys / The Arcs
- Sebastien Tellier
- Rhys from GLC; Goldie Lookin Chain
- Mark Ronson
- Y Niwl
- Skepta
- Watsky
- Kanye

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The Big time Billy I that am, I am a twice winner of 'Ras Gwyl Dewi' ( A 10km race, Llandewi Brefi-Tregaron).

Teach, Learn, Share

I could bring my CV with me? It's starting to look like a real one now!

What I Can Share with Hosts

- Bare bars and a smile =)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cuba, France, Germany, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Scotland, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Wales