CURRENT MISSION

To meet every single person on the planet

ABOUT ME

Hi I'm Karl, teacher, programmer, human (I think). I have a great interest in different worldwide cultures, and feel that couchsurfing and hosting is a superb way to experience those cultures in a way which is often denied to conventional travellers.

So here I am!

PHILOSOPHY

If it harms no-one, do as you will.

I've often felt that the rules society imposes on us are pointless and limit our potential as human beings.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Happy to have people stay, teach them a few things, learn a few things more, visit people, repeat.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I had one person come and stay with me this summer and it was the most fun I've ever had in my hometown. I got to experience the town in a way I naver have befre!

Interests

I've always been a bookworm; I love sci-fi, fantasy, revisionist histories and horror. I also love films but I rarely settle for mediocre movies - they either need to be really good or really awful for me to enjoy them!

I play guitar and sing, sometimes busk. I'm the vocalist in Stafford based hardcore act Trespasser.

I also like spinning poi (both streamer and fire), twirling staffs, and dancing. Oh goddess do I love dancing. And painting. But mostly dancing.

• singing
• dancing
• clothing
• technology
• movies
• painting
• guitar
• wrestling
• computer science
• teaching
• science
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite book is probably Neuromancer by William Gibson. I also enjoy Tom Holt, Alastair Reynolds, Noam Chomsky and a bunch of others - but I'm always on the lookout for new experiences.

Movies.... I like films which are difficult to watch, or require some input from the viewer. Primer, Pi, Requiem For a Dream, and everything David Lynch ever did... But as with books, I need new things in my life so I'm always interested in experimental cinema

Music... Well I'm a big fan of industrial, folk, electronica, and any interesting fusion of genres. I like to hear stuff which has never been tried before

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Christmas before last I drove to Switzerland with no passport, no money and no change of clothes on a whim. People said it couldn't be done, but me and my two companions successfully blagged our way past two border controls, into a hostel, through a bar and back into the UK with nothing but the shirts on our backs. It was the most memorable adventure in my life to date.... but I hope for plenty more to come.

Teach, Learn, Share

Well I teach computer science by profession, so I can usually help people out with tech stuff. I can play a bit of guitar and I used to teach sho-to-kan karate... I also used to do pro wrestling... So I guess there's a lot I could teach, but maybe not all of it of practical value.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My hospitality, my beans on toast, my scintillating conversation

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Kenya, Luxembourg, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

England