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Overview

  • Fundraising Officer & Writer
  • University Degree from Brighton University, England
  • From Swansea, Wales
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About Me

"I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good thing, therefore, that I can do or any kindness I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it for I shall not pass this way again"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

1) Hosted - Our volunteer's house in Ankara hosted many people (7+) and our door was always open.
2) Surfed - Kalkan, Turkey. Wonderful experience, brilliant host, amazing location.
3) Met with various people (9) when I lived in Ankara to help them practice English speaking and at times they even helped me with my Turkish. Made some amazing friends.
4) Surfed - Turkmen Mountains, Syria. Absolutely incredible experience and hospitality shown by the Syrian people who were going through tremendous suffering.
5) Surfed - Gaziantep
6) Surfed - Azaz, Syria
7) Surfed - Brighton, UK
8) Surfed - Vienna, Austria. Stayed with a friend that I had made when I was volunteering in Turkey.
9) Hosted - A friend I had met in Turkey who was returning to Europe from 6-months in South America.
10) Surfed - Aarhus, Denmark. Stayed with a friend from my days in University.
11) Hosted - A Turkish friend who was visiting the UK for 4-5 days.
12) Surfed - Cuba, various homes, hostels and AirBnBs

Interests

Politics. Football. Tattoos. Music. Films. Reading. Charity. Comedy. Chess. Animals. Writing. Films. Documentaries. Activism. Travelling. Fitness.

Music, Movies, and Books

Far, far too many to list.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Jumping from a plane at 10,000 ft.

Published a book

Spent time with the revolutionaries in Syria

Spent £5,000+ on tattoos

Climbed the highest mountain in the UK

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Nepal, Netherlands, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United States, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Nepal, Turkey, United Kingdom

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