CURRENT MISSION

The same thing I do every night Pinky, Try to take over the world!

ABOUT ME

I've been told that the three words to sum me up would be - curious, ironic, romantic.I'm a bit of a diletante/jack of all trades, love geniune people, love to UK share stuff/experiences and probably think a damn sight too much. I have a tendency to get lost in the nooks and crannies of language and occasionally write about my linguistic wandering on my blog http://scaffolding babel.blogspot.com.

PHILOSOPHY

keep buggering on

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Offering a place for travellers to rest their weary bones.

Interests

Playing pretty much anything with strings (guitar, uke, bazouki, banjo), baking, growing fruit and veg, music of all flavours, indian head massage, funky technological stuff, rock climbing/hill wilking/gorge scrambling/outdoor stuff. films, writing poetry, good food, real ale, cocktails, reading, poker.

• writing
• poetry
• make up
• flamenco
• tango
• dining
• cooking
• cocktails
• baking
• movies
• reading
• poker
• music
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• rock climbing
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

All sorts including Music - Therapy? Nick Drake, Radiohead, Metallica, Sigur Ros, The Levellers, They Might Be Giants, Nirvana, Kate Rusby, Sports, Bellowhead, Underworld, Chemical Brothers, Sepultura, Sick of it All, Napalm Death, System of a Down, Ian McKone, Damien Rice Movies: Trois Couleurs, The Third Man, Quentin Tarantino, Amelie, Dracula, Lord of the Rings, Orson Welles, Hear My Song, slushy rom coms, Everything is Illuminated, The Usual Suspects, The Blues Brothers, Monty PythonBooks: J.R.R Tolkien (lord of the rings, Silmarillion), Terry Pratchett (Jingo, Soul Music, Night Watch), Desmond Morris (Human Ape, Peoplewatching), Sharpe books, Gossip grooming and evolution, lots of non-fiction stuff or diverse types Sharpe books

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Many amazing things seen - The black sand beaches of southern Iceland are certainly worth a look

Teach, Learn, Share

I could teach: Indian Head Massage, Ukelele, bits of cooking and baking (ever baked a stottie before?), various other bits and bobs I can't think of right now. I'd love to learn most stuff but particularly:Tango dancingany plant growing skills, natural cosmetics making stuf.Any cooking/baking skillsEco friendly building skills.Any musical instrument skills (particularly folk stuff, I'd especially like to learn a bit of flamenco guitar)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook or bake you something, play some music for or with you, and I do a fair line in rambling, tangent-filled conversations

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, Peru, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Cambodia, Ecuador, Georgia, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Spain, United Kingdom

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