CURRENT MISSION

To enjoy life while I'm still young.

ABOUT ME

I suppose this is the part where I think of something witty to say. Instead, I'll just stick with the facts.

Welsh, decided to move to China for a bit of 'adventure'. I first moved to Wuxi in the summer of 2011 and stayed there for around 10 months. I've now moved onto Nanjing where I'm teaching English, attempting to learn Chinese and generally enjoying life in the Far East.

I'm a fairly open minded person and pretty relaxed about life. I enjoy any form of activity that makes me laugh. It's infectious.

PHILOSOPHY

Say 'Yes'.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

By running a Nanjing Language Exchange with a friend of mine (every Thursday night, 7pm at Fish Tank Cafe near Sanshanjie metro stop). I'm also more that happy to pretend to be a Nanjing tour guide or to have a chat over a cup of coffee.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Ditto above.

Interests

Attempting to learn Chinese - including reading and writing. It's a slow process but I'm finally starting to get somewhere.

Cycling around Nanjing. It's amazing what you discover when you just go for a ride.

Discussing inappropriate things at the dinner table.

Teaching kids - especially cute Chinese ones.

• fish
• writing
• coffee
• running
• reading
• cycling
• fishing
• tourism
• language exchange

Music, Movies, and Books

Films - 500 Days of Summer.
Music - The Horrible Crowes, Fanfarlo, Regina Spektor, Bombay Bicycle Club, The Beatles.
Books - The Shadow of the Wind, The Book Thief, The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns. Any fiction which is based in a different culture/time period.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travelled the Sichuan - Tibet Highway in the depths of winter.

Teach, Learn, Share

Ditto personal philosophy.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Rwanda, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United Kingdom