PHILOSOPHY

Never be disappointed in yourself, try and rectify whatever it is that disappoints you as even if you don’t succeed, you will be proud for having tried. Try to make yourself and others happy through whatever means you have. See pure enjoyment as an adequate reason for doing anything. Incorporate dreaming into your daily routine.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I hope to host and be hosted over and over and over again.

Interests

At the minute my interests have been adapted slightly to fit in with the life of a provincial French town. So right now my interests are...shopping in the market, cooking, trying as many cheeses as possible, drinking red wine, ice-skating, yoga, sitting in a little bar drinking coffee or cider, depending on the hour. I am interested in most things if I have the opportunity to experience them. Seasoned favourites are reading, listening to music, visting lots of places and talking.

• cooking
• wine
• red wine
• coffee
• yoga
• drinking
• shopping
• reading
• music

Music, Movies, and Books

Books

Goodnight Mr Tom, ‘His Dark Materials’ trilogy, Madame Bovary; A sentimental education, Love in the Time of Cholera, White Teeth, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (and the rest, all of them over and over again), Feeling sorry for Celia, Harry Potter, To Kill a Mocking Bird, The Colour Purple, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Anna Karenina, Each Peach Pear Plum, The Aventures of Alice in Wonderland, The Picture of Dorian Gray...and more. I love being recommended books.

Music

Everything. I would truly love to know all the names of the artists and songs that I like. A few die-hard favourites are Bob Dylan, Fleetwood Mac, Cat Stevens, Manu Chao, Amadou and Mariam, Al Green, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Kings of Leon, Aphex Twin, Aretha Franklin, Belle & Sebastian, Bedouin Soundclash, Bic Runga, Bob Marley & the Wailers, Ray Charles, Jimmy Cliff, Desmond Dekker & the Aces, Bonobo, Nightmares on Wax, Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding, Johnny Cash, Groove Armada, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Stevie Wonder...

Movies

When Harry met Sally, Goodfellas, American Beauty, The Bicycle Thief, Sexy Beast, Clash of the Titans, Touching the Void, Jean de Florette/Manon des sources, Toy Story, The Commitments, Laurence of Arabia, Delicatessen, Belle ville rendezvous, Harold and Maude, Withnail and I, The Full Monty, Four Wedding and a Funeral, Bring It On, The Graduate, Uncle Buck, Planes Trains & Automobiles, La Belle et la Bete...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once hitch-hiked to Morocco with my two friends Nick and Charlie. This was perhaps one of the most amazing experiences of my life simply because it opened my eyes as to how truly generous people can be. It made me erase the word ‘stranger’ from my vocabulary. This experience helped to teach me not to be judgmental.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Senegal, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Senegal, United Kingdom