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Leeds, England, United Kingdom
@RitchiePillar
Member since 2006
Currently living and working in Traverse City, MI, USA. Will be travelling through Japan, South Korea and Taiwan in November/December 2023. Then heading out to French Polynesia and the Pacific islands in January-May 2024 to continue learning French, gain more sailing experience, and find volunteering projects.
Interested in Books & Literature
Interested in Running
Fluent in English
Fluent in French
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
I was also a former host in Amsterdam and couchsurfed a lot in my 20's, although I haven’t done it myself in a few years. If I'm on the road alone I try to get in touch with members, mainly for advice and the insider's perspective. I always look to couchsurfing when I’m searching for permanent accommodation too. Seems to be a very trustworthy community.
Music, Movies, and Books
Books; Nikos Kazantzakis - Zorba The Greek, Joseph Heller - Catch 22, Kahlil Gibran - The Prophet, Gabriel Garcia Marquez - 100 Years Of Solitude, George Orwell - Down And Out In Paris And London, Jean-Pierre Sartre - Nausea
Teach, Learn, Share
In Vietnam I saw an old married couple tending the rice paddies. They were 90 and 91 years old, and they were holding hands. They had worked every day, doing the same thing, from sun up to sun down, without ever taking a day off, for more than 80 years. They were happier than I'll ever be!
My Interests
People, Literature, Travel,
