CURRENT MISSION

It has been a while since I travelled around the world when I was 19 - almost 10 years ago now! - and am very much looking forward to spending some time in Southeast Asia again. I am hoping to record a lot of sounds on this trip from the natural & urban environment as I very much enjoy this. I hope to meet a lot of nice people on the way and hope to share and learn new skills and knowledge as I do so.

At home here in Glasgow (Scotland) I have a small area of land in my back garden which I have been working on for the past several years and am very keen to at least make an attempt at providing some of the food of my own so that I am not tied down to buying food at supermarkets - I am very much an advocate of the phrase "Act Local - Think Global."

ABOUT ME

Currently living in Glasgow, I graduated from the sculpture course at the Glasgow School of Art in 2012. Since then I have been working as a freelance artist & technician, whilst also running several miniature FM transmitter workshops at various galleries and schools in Glasgow.

Once a week I also volunteer at a night shelter for asylum seekers here in Glasgow which I hope will in some small way help to provide support for them whilst finding themselves in such challenging circumstances.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I was first introduced to Couchsurfing whilst travelling around the world back in 2007 at which point I had the chance to meet some fantastic people along the way.

I would like to start hosting people so that I can give back some of that magic which I discovered when I first started on my journey.

Interests

Travelling (of course)
Meeting new people
Walking & Trekking around Scotland
Gardening (with some degree of success)
Brewing my own beer & wine
Cooking & eating with friends
Cycling
Participating in Protests
Listening and mixing Vinyl
Making music & recording sounds from the environment
Welding and woodwork

• arts
• culture
• environment
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• running
• walking
• gardening
• politics
• traveling
• woodworking
• magic
• music
• cycling
• freelancing
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Anything on Sofrito and Soundway record labels

Favourite album of all time has to be Tumbele! - Biguine, Afro & Latin Sounds From The French Caribbean, 1963-74

Big fan of films by Alejandro Jodorowsky such at Holy Mountain & El Topo

Enjoy reading publications by Semiotext(e), Errant Bodies press & Continuum

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travelled around the world by myself when I was 19 through: India, Nepal, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina and finally home...

Teach, Learn, Share

Share stories of travels as well as culinary dishes, sharing and making music in all it's forms, discuss art, politics and culture in order to strive for a more sustainable way of living.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Cambodia, Chile, China, Hong Kong, India, Nepal, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Thailand, Venezuela, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Israel

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