CURRENT MISSION

Settling back into life in China

For 8 months travelling through Europe in my van/camper, ending up in Spain where I stayed three months. I thought it was about time I saw some of Europe. I have couchsurfed and done some workaway, and sometimes just slept in the van. It's been great meeting new people and seeing new places.

ABOUT ME
I'm very interested about life/people, about who we are and our existence? I'm just plain curious about life. I believe life is about discovery and that we should never stop asking questions and learning. Most of all we can learn from each other. I also believe we should share more and stop living inside our own personal bubble, oblivious to all others except a select few. I am a strong believer in supportive/caring community and hope one day I can find one to belong to.

PHILOSOPHY
We are all the same - we might think we are different but the differences are superficial, because we all want the same things from life: security, comfort, freedom, contribution, creativity, joy and laughter, acceptance, intimate touch and love. We all don't like pain and suffering, and we are all going to die. We are all going in the same direction so why don't we try to help each other more to achieve our goals, which ultimately we all share.
I am a passionate believer that people should support and encourage one another and for want of better phrase, should love one another. In this context love is support, encouragement, acceptance, care and tolerance.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've only recently started staying with CSers as I travel through Europe, have met some wonderful and interesting people.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Many positive experiences meeting new folk from different countries.

Interests

Writing, philosophy, photography, drawing, walking and countryside, massage, Taichi, ping pong (really love this), badminton, learning to play tennis but not very good. Just started learning the ukulele.

• writing
• photography
• dancing
• walking
• traveling
• drawing
• tennis
• philosophy
• massage
• ping pong
• taichi

Music, Movies, and Books

Fav movies - Perfume, Crash, The Boy In Striped Pyjamas, Atonement, Tsotsi, Kolya, The Pianist, Shine, Ghandi, Into The Wild, Prag, Bridges of Madison CountyAll sorts of music.All time music hero is Hendrix.

Books that inform me or amuse me.

Humour: Woody Allen, Groucho Marx, Black Adder, Father Ted - not necessarily in that order.

Amusing quote: "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read." Groucho Marx

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The most amazing thing is to live in China. For some it might be no big deal but living in China has been a hell of a challenge.
Sometimes it is the small things which are as good as the big things. Lots of great memories and that's what counts.

Teach, Learn, Share

When I write, I can only really write from my own perspective but I want to write about what others see and feel too - everything counts. I can teach the passion of dance and the delight of massage.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Hopefully a lot

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Nepal, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Nepal, United Kingdom

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