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Overview
About Me
Tall, tidy, respectful, courteous, typical English genteman. Curious traveller looking to have some new and wonderful experiences.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
I start my new job as an electrician at the end of March so I've decided to go to the USA to chill out, exercise, sight-see for 3+ weeks.
Interests
Sports in general, Crossfit, running, bikram yoga, horse riding, martial arts, shooting, sustainable living.
- arts
- exercise
- yoga
- running
- crossfit
- hunting
- sports
- martial arts
- rugby
- geology
- volunteering
Music, Movies, and Books
Music: Goo Goo Dolls, Boyce Avenue, The Calling, Coldplay, Florida Georgia Line, Sam Smith, Lissie, BSB, Snow Patrol, The Script, Ashes Remain, Michael Buble, Garou and many others...
Movies/TV: Casablanca, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Fight Club, Spy Game, Avatar, My Sassy Girl (Korean), Banlieue 13, Intouchables, Grey's Anatomy, Walking Dead, Friends, Simpsons, Big Bang Theory, Red Dwarf, Silent Witness, Sherlock, Elementary.
Books: too many to list but the one I'm reading at the moment is The Knowledge by Lewis Dartnell. Stardust is still one of my favourites probably because I can see me reading it often to my children.
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Play international rugby for both England and Ireland :)
Teach, Learn, Share
I've taught english in Novosibirsk, Siberia for 3 months (2005); spent 3 years living in Australia as a Projects Geologist for a coal mining contractor; 3 months in Sweden and Norway volunteering at a veterinary centre and horse farm (2014).
What I Can Share with Hosts
My life stories, humour, someone who will tidy up and treat it like their own place, someone to enjoy good times with, and I'm willing to pay my share.
Countries I’ve Visited
Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Wales
Countries I’ve Lived In
Australia, Ireland, Sweden