22 year old professional Barber from South West England, good with people, just not customer service haha. Travelling with my girlfriend Jessie (21, about to study Animal Conservation and Ecology in Bristol)!

Neither of us are smokers, we love animals and friendly people. We're new to couch surfing, so if the lack of references makes you hesitant, I can only say that Jess and I are tidy, respectful, and love quality conversation!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My girlfriend and I are backpacking around Canada and the US, soaking up the sights and enjoying their good natured residents... We feel we'd be more inclined to get to know people better via this site, and make better friends, which is paramount to making the trip of a lifetime even more memorable.

Im also on couch surfing because this really eccentric woman from Nova Scotia told me I had to be. I'm sure she's not wrong!

Interests

Clothing, gaming, and foreign cinema have always been big interests of mine, however these hobbies have been swept aside recently due to saving/working towards my backpacking. Pub-going is a very easy hobby to persue however.

I've been barbering the past few years, learning a trade is something I've always wanted to do, alongside the fact that there are limited job prospects with mediocre grades in art-type qualifications.

I was brought up in rural England, the main homestead being isolated in woodland, hence the love of gaming (playing by yourself in the woods is only fun for so long), however what has come from this is a simple appreciation of nature and countryside life in later years.

My love of foreign cinema stemmed from a desire to travel at an early age, and to me it seemed to allow me a window into the lives and cultures of other people in a way traditional Hollywood never could. Some of the favourites include: Love Exposure, Hana Bi, Amelie, Y tu mama tambien, Amores Perros, Memories of Murder, and many of the studio ghibli films.

My love of clothing is a very particular, expensive and obsessive hobby, which comes from my mother, equally obsessed with good quality garments (she runs a vintage clothes shop). I look forward to visiting my personal clothing mecca, which is more or less california, due to the heritage and history. I love talking about clothes.

• running
• clothing
• travelling
• human geography
• gaming
• pubs
• world cinema
• denim

Music, Movies, and Books

Impossible to encapsulate in a paragraph with any modesty, but 90s and 70s seem to be my favourite decades for both music and film. I generally like rock and hip hop, and films, just try me.

A few albums I adore:

Deja Vu - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Led Zeppelin IV
Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magik- RHCP
Ten - Pearl Jam
Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins
Either/Or - Elliot Smith
Bizzare Ride II the Pharcyde - Pharcyde
Doolittle - Pixies
Sevens Travels - Atmosphere
The Unseen - Quasomoto
Power in Numbers - Jurassic 5

Also big into videogames:
Zelda
Oblivion
Witcher 3
Many other western rpgs
Naughty Dog
God of War
The list goes on...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

"He's thrown a kettle over a pub. What have you ever done?" - Gareth Keenan

Teach, Learn, Share

I can offer male hair/beard advice, odd facts, bad jokes and some geographical knowledge. I love clothing and its history and have an extensive knowledge of all media formats, less so on literature, but I love to learn about it equally as much.

I love to learn, and people fascinate me, I consider myself unprejuiced yet opinionated whilst still being open minded (a living, breathing contradiction... Or am I a hipocrite?)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Some good manners and a questionable sense of humour

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

England