HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING Hosting, sharing and generally introducing people to this step-off point for the fascinating Middle East. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE i've surfed and hosted people in the UK, Australia and the US - but largely not through the formal CS site. This is even better though!

bands and artists I'm enjoying right now include: Attica, Iron and Wine, Dave Matthews Band, Xavier Rudd, John Butler Trio, Ludovico Einaudi, Powderfinger, Bernard Fanning, The Cat Empire, The Postal Service, Phoenix, Dispatch, Jeff Buckley, Ben Harper, OST, and many, many more... authors: mostly philosophy/ethics/politics but more well-known ones include Peter Singer, Alexander McCall Smith, Roald Dahl, Tim Winton and Umberto Eco favourite movies include: City of God, Live and Become, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Boondock Saints, The Shawshank Redemption, Babel and The Departed