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Overview

  • 10 references 10 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Italian, Spanish, Welsh; learning Dutch, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Swahili
  • 43, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • student in Business/Languages/Financial markets
  • MBA in Business and Modern European Languages
  • From Pwllheli
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To see the world

ABOUT ME

I am an open minded and determined person. One of my main passions in life is languages, which i feel suits my personality and way of thinking. I am also a keen martial artist, I trained in Chinese boxing and Lau Gar Kung Fu. I was lucky to make the Welsh and Great Britain Kickboxing squad and competed in Greece in 2008 World Championships and becoming a World champion in the semi-contact 75-80 kg category. I also used to play badminton in the North Wales and Gibraltar badminton leagues.

Other interests include:
- watching films
- partying
- high andrenaline activities like bungee jumping, white water rafting
- reading mainly world history and geo politics
- travelling the world
- taking on challenging expeditions.
- listening to music and having a boogie or just chill out.
- Meeting people from all over the world with similar/different interests.
- Mountain Climbing (only the big ones)
- African Wildlife especially big cats

PHILOSOPHY

The key to immortality is to live a life worth remembering.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Currently hosting at the moment.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Experience hosting at the moment.

Interests

See all about me

  • cats
  • wildlife
  • partying
  • politics
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • cycling
  • equestrian
  • scuba diving
  • bungee jumping
  • boxing
  • rock climbing
  • badminton
  • history
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

I will watch all types of movies except for horrors.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- I became World Champion in freestyle kickboxing held in Tolo, Greece 2008.
- Climbed Mt Kilimanjaro and Mt Blanc.
- Getting up close and personal to cheetahs, leopards, lions, tigers and caracals.
- Quad biking in the Namib desert.
- See the great wildebeest migration in the Serengeti national park.
- Silverback Gorilla and Chimpanzee tracking in Rwanda.
- Diving with a great white shark in S. Africa
- Getting lost in the Kalahari desert
- Jumping with the Masai tribe
- Road trip from Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh city
- Travelling from Italy to Spain via North Africa
- Rhino tracking on horseback in South Africa
- White water rafting on the mighty Zambezi
- Travelling through the Guyanese & Venezuelan jungle
- Microflight over Victoria Falls in Zambia/Zimbabwe
- Road trip around Borneo.
- Seeing the endangered Orangutans and Proboscis monkeys in Sepilok forest.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Barbados, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Macao, Malaysia, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Rwanda, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom

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