CURRENT MISSION

to dive into the depths of the abyss, beyond the known world, in the search of the new .............................. Charles Baudelaire, Le voyage

ABOUT ME

I'm a 34 year old doctor from England. Energetic and enthusiastic with a thirst for gaining new experiences, meeting new people and getting to know new places. I can fit in with whatever plans you might have if I come to stay with you. If you stay with me I'll try and receive you with the hospitality and warmth that so many people around the world have received me over the last few years of couchsurfing.

PHILOSOPHY

The more you put into life the more you get out of it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

host / surf / guide

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

colombia / honduras / guatemala / nottingham / holland / spain / germany / ethiopia / senegal

Interests

Traveling /
Music, I play guitar and listen to almost anything. /
People Watching /
Socialising /
Surfing /
Cycling /
Partying...dancing ....dancing more /
Cinema /
(recently) Bird watching

Music, Movies, and Books

Science of sleep, goodfellas, city of god, lost in translation, diva, trainspotting, anything Almodovar, my fair lady, sin city, the sting and butch cassidy, this is england, mean girls, godfather, battle royale, le concert, avatar etc

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Buena vista, bach, at the drive in, foals, toto la momposina, aim, quantic, fela kuti, mos def, wild beasts, lots of afrolatin sounds, bjork, chopin, bon iver, gyspy kings, sylvan esso, a bit of dirty techno and dubstep, ojos de brujo, Beethoven, radiohead, mulatu astatqe, glassjaw, aesop rock and open to anything new

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Magical realism from Latin America, Philip Larkin's lovely bleak poems, Philip Pullman's dark materials and the poison wood bible by Barbara Kingsolver

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A year working with street children in La Paz, Bolivia, and everything that went with that...
one highlight was climbing Huayna Potosi mountain, with a full moon, just before the sun rose over the amazon, so at the 6090m peak you see the whole mountain go pink in the rising sun, which then gives you an awe inspiring 360 degree view of lake titicaca, the desolate alteplano, the fortress like/ snow covered cordillera real mountain range, the luscious tropical valleys of the Yungas which plunge into the cloudy amazon basin, the outskirts of el alto and la paz, the two lone giant mountains Mururata and Illimani all stretched out beneath you and a still starry morning sky .... absolutely amazing.

Teach, Learn, Share

Music is an amazing tool for intercultural communication so I often bring an instrument, and love it when people come to stay with one too.

I can cook too which is also a wonderful way to share.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Germany, Greece, Malaysia, Paraguay, Spain, United States, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bolivia, United Kingdom

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