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Glossop, England, United Kingdom
@dancalverley
Member since 2015
Set off by bike in January 2015 from England to see the world. Blog and details of my trip are on www.selfpropellingparticle.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/selfpropellingparticle/ YouTube channel (new): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiMqZiEL1zV7IXJg5X6MWiQ Vegetarian for last 25 years, but that's not always easy away from home!
Interested in Adventure Sports
Interested in Cooking
Fluent in English
Learning Spanish
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
The point of my trip is to see what life is like for people around the world, so I really want to spend time with local people in the places I visit and learn about their culture and lifestyle. Also I want to communicate and share the experiences I gain from travelling, to help people understand that the world is not such a scary place!
Music, Movies, and Books
Pretty eclectic musical tastes, but if I have to pick a few things: (modern) Phantom Band, White Denim, TVOTR, Trembling Bells, Wave Pictures, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Dirty Projectors, Fleet Foxes, Nick Cave, Jack White, Angel Olsen, First Aid Kit, Vampire Weekend, Will Oldham, Conor Oberst, the Kills, Fiery Furnaces (classic) Stevie Wonder, the Kinks, Bob Dylan, William Onyeabor, Gram Parsons, JJCale, Neil Young, Little Walter, Led Zep, Johnny Cash, Bob Marley, Cat Stevens, Maria Callas, Bert Jansch, Beethoven, Bach, Verdi, Duke Ellington Films: Princess Bride, Grand Budapest Hotel, Big Lebowski, Blues Brothers, Withnail and I Books / authors: everything by Kurt Vonnegut, Dostoevsky, Margaret Atwood, Alasdair Gray, Brene Brown, Mathieu Ricard's 'Happiness'. Currently enjoying John Steinbeck's Log from the Sea of Cortez.
One Amazing Thing I've Done
I quit the rat race to see the world by bike - does that count?!
What I Can Share With Hosts
Experience and perspectives from the countries I have visited around the world. Plus, practically speaking, I can cook, clean, mend things, build things etc. I taught English as a second language for one year in South Korea - I can help you learn or practice your English!
My Interests
Keen cyclist, hill-runner, mountaineer, swimmer and now traveller. Avid reader of fiction and non-fiction. Trying to learn to play the harmonica. Trying to pick up languages in the countries I travel through.
