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Overview

  • 41 references 16 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Chinese (Simplified), German, Vietnamese
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Artist
  • Art, English Teaching, Politics/Sociology
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About Me

I'd love to meet up!

CURRENT MISSION
To be a hospitable and friendly couchsurfer

ABOUT ME

Im a laid back guy with a random sense of humour. I am very imaginative.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I participate by organising CS events, providing hospitality and helping International students with English.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I met (randomly)some couchsurfers in Budapest at my friend David's friend Andreas.

Interests

I am an Artist! I have a passion for creative things such as photography, film, music, playing the guitar, DIY, cooking, music, theatre etc.

When Im with friends I love just chilling out, chatting about a diverse range of subjects, dining out, going to concerts.

Overall, I just love meeting people from all around the world, which is the main reason I joined couchsurfing.com. ..

  • arts
  • photography
  • diy
  • concerts
  • festivals
  • dining
  • cooking
  • socializing
  • music
  • soccer
  • swimming
  • golf

Music, Movies, and Books

***FYI: This is an old list, not updated for about 10 years 😆

TV
Any mystery/crime documentary
Always Sunny in Philadelphia
You
Seinfeld
Black Mirror
Philomena Cunk
Big Bang Theory
Charlie Brookers News Wipe
Lifes Too Short
Hello Ladies
South Park
Father Ted
Peep Show
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
Flight of the Conchords
Mighty Boosh
The Wire
The Armando Iannucci Shows
Look Around You
The Apprentice
Brass Eye
Black Books
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Take Me Out
The Simpsons
Dragons' Den
Columbo
The Day Today
Paul Merton
Trigger Happy TV
The Office
QI
Im Alan Partridge
Yes Minister
Blackadder
The Two Ronnies
Quantum Leap
The A-Team
Mr. Bean
Louis Theroux
Fawlty Towers
MOVIES
Social Network
Eyes Wide Shut
Don Jon
Diana
American Psycho
A Special Relationship
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
Cape Fear
American Beauty
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Pursuit of Happyness
Some Like It Hot
Taxi Driver
King of Comedy
Dirty Harry
Avatar
The Wrestler
Catch Me If You Can
Lost in Translation
The Shawshank Redemption
No Country for Old Men
The Pianist
Ali
Harry Brown
Harry Potter
Vanilla Sky
Napoleon Dynamite
Walk the Line
Castaway
Commando
In the Line of Fire
Manhattan
Fatal Attraction
Groundhog Day
Husbands and Wives
Marx Brothers
Wedding Crashers
Monster
Step Brothers
Billy Wilder
Man on the Moon
Forrest Gump
The Naked Gun
Airplane!
The Producers
Blazing Saddles
12 Angry Men
The Jerk
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
MUSIC
Calvin Harris
Deadmau5
Bruno Mars
Ben Folds 5
Belle & Sebastian
Arcade Fire
Mumford and Sons
Simon & Garfunkel
Cat Stevens
Morrisey
Bob Dylan
The Beatles
Bruce Springsteen
Jeff Buckley
Pink Floyd
Meatloaf
KISS
Mana
Fleet Foxes
Editors
Interpol
New Order
Snow Patrol
Johnny Cash
R.E.M.
The Velvet Underground
Wilco
The Who
U2
The Killers
Kings Of Leon
Coldplay
Neil Young
Dire Straits
Billy Joel
Kings of Convenience
The Pogues

BOOKS
The Bible
Narnia books
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
White Noise
Shakespeare's sonnets
Chekov Plays
The Complete Short Stories
Working
Up in the Old Hotel
In Search of the English Eccentric
Brief Encounters
Social Psychology Books

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Walked along the Great Wall, Been to the Taj Mahal. Gone up the Empire State Building. Sailed to a remote tropical Island in the Philippines. Witnessed the glorious beauty of Kuang Si waterwalls in Laos. Saw The Colosseum in Rome. Saw the beautiful art in the Vatican. The amazing firework show in central Barcelona. Went to "Sail" - a spectacular boat festival in Amsterdam. Met Prince Charles and Camilla. Dressed up as a giant cigarette. Went to the Guinness factory in Dublin.(mmm!) Explored the intriguing world of Amish folk in Ohio.

Teach, Learn, Share

Be resourceful

What I Can Share with Hosts

Humour, local food, conversation about anything. :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, China, Croatia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Laos, Malaysia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Germany, India, Laos, Malaysia, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

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