CURRENT MISSION

To do more than just exist.

ABOUT ME

Relatively normal for a Franco-Irishman, apart from an intense dislike of cheese and Guiness! Enslaved by three beautiful cats - Cordelia, Dorian and Roland. Have a serious chocolate habit. I'm very open minded, easy going and tolerant of most things apart from stupidity. A bit shy and reserved to start with - the architypical Englishman - but quickly blossoms into a very warm and wonderful human being! I'm also house-trained - I always put the lavatory seat down after use!

I spend six months of the year leading a semi-nomadic existance in the back of a van exhibiting at flower shows - it satisfies some of my urge to travel!

PHILOSOPHY

Sometimes I sit and think, sometimes I just sit.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

My participation is limited as my work takes me away from home for a large part of the year. But having dipped my toe, I think it's time for a total body immersion!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first trip was amazing beyond belief - go to Donetsk, you'll love it! The response, and the hospitality, was more than I could have imagined. :-) And the icing on the cake? Being asked for my autograph in a Donetsk market by someone who had never met an Englishman before!

Interests

Everything and anything - I have a high boredom threshhold! Alchemy - does it count if it's not supposed to exist? OK, I'll start again: Architecture, Badminton, Cinematography, zzzzzz - an unquenchable curiosity.

• cats
• architecture
• chocolate
• cheese
• flowers
• traveling
• badminton

Music, Movies, and Books

Films: Betty Blue - the most desperately sad film I have ever watched. Where Eagles Dare - a classic! Stardust - a fairy story for grownups.

Music: Armin van Buuren to Zeppelin via Faure, Floyd, Richter and Royksopp.

Books: Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance.
The Stress of Her Regard.
Rememberance of Things Past - the first two chapters!!!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The birth of my daughter

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd love to teach you how to graft Japanese maples but that's commercially confidential! But I can teach you how to make proper, pure, natural soap.