ABOUT ME

'I never said I was deep, but I am profoundly shallow'

PHILOSOPHY

The philosophy of Slow.

'You can hold yourself back from the sufferings of the world, that is something you are free to do...but perhaps this very holding back is the one suffering you could avoid' Kafka

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've hosted a couple of people, and met people for drinks. I also surfed for the first time whilst in Porto for Primavera festival. Hoping to do a bit more surfing over the next few months.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted Edip April 2009.Went for a walk in the Peaks with Yiwu, Veronica and Hisham 2009. Hosted Anne November 2010.Attended Bristol meetings. Surfed at Esther's in Porto, Portugal.

Interests

music, reading, watching films, falling asleep/waking up to radio 6 music, dancing badly, learning things, meeting people, sharing....

• fashion
• festivals
• dancing
• drinking
• movies
• reading
• socializing
• music
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

TV on the Radio, Marvin Gaye, Gil Scott-Heron, Robert Wyatt, Elvis Costello, Beck, Bjork, The Cure, Nick Cave, Rufus Wainwright, Rob Zombie, Justice, The Chemical Brothers, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, David Bowie, Kate Bush, Joanna Newsom, Emilian Torrini, Bat for Lashes...the list goes on

David Lynch, Lukas Moodysson, Pedro Almovodar, The Coen Brothers, Sofia Copola, Terry Gilliam, Ridley Scott, the guy who made Amorres Perros and Y Tu Mama Tambien, but whose name I can't remember right now....

Fannie Flagg, Richard Yates, Chuck Palanuik, Ralph Ellison, Paul Auster, Elizabeth Bishop, Jo Shapcott, George Eliot, Emily Bronte, and Shakespeare is the bard.....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seen Bjork live, climbed a mountain, hugged a lot of people in an awkward fashion.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Oman, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom