Hello! My name is Ben, I'm 24, and grew up/live in Southampton, and find myself back in the UK after travelling and living in Peru/Colombia/Ecuador for a year and a half, most of which time I spent in the Peruvian Amazon. Beforehand, I studied in London and lived there for 3 years. I am a musician and play lots of different instruments, and am working on a solo guitar project at the minute, playing shows and doing street music. I am very interested in the spiritual cultures and mythologies of the world. I love nature, wild camping, foraging, bushcraft, and hiking in the mountains, although the South of England is very flat!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to meet like minds, share music and culture and meet the people of the world!

Interests

• meditation
• music
• guitar
• piano
• hiking
• camping
• mountains
• nature
• archaeology
• buddhism
• saxophone
• didgeridoo
• foraging
• animism
• tribal culture

Music, Movies, and Books

Music is my thing! I have played guitar for over a decade and been teaching guitar since I was 15. I recently acquired a didgeridoo which I am very excited about, and have fiddled about with the piano/drums/bass/sax for a few years, and have been recording individually for about a year now. I would say my favourite genres of music are funk, jazz, traditional, folk, flamenco, gypsy, soul, afrobeat, Brasilian - anything form the 60s and 70s really! At the moment I am interested in reading about archaeology and ancient and tribal cultures and mythologies.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In Trujillo in Peru, I slept on the peak of a mountain without a tent above the clouds. With a guy I met on couchsurfing!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share a love of music! A willingness to learn about the cultures of the area, and share a good range of vegetarian recipes. I am also sure that with my level of Spanish it will be easy to communicate in both English and Spanish. And a bonus - if the host has any instruments lying around - we can have a little jam!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Morocco, Peru, Portugal, Slovenia, Turkey, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Peru, Spain