Hey there, my name's Charles. I'm 26 years old, currently living in Taichung, Taiwan as an English teacher. I'm easy going, industrious and I love travelling and meeting people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm interested in couchsurfing as I've never really done it before now. I'd like to know more about the places that I go to; especially around Taiwan at the moment and feel I would benefit more by staying with the locals and learning from them as opposed to staying on my own in hostels and hotels.

Interests

History, Travelling, Reading, Writing, Films, Music, Television, Football, Formula One, American Football, Video Games, Darts and Pool

• writing
• clothing
• movies
• video games
• reading
• traveling
• billiards
• socializing
• darts
• music
• camping
• american football
• soccer
• teaching
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite Films in no particular order: Toy Story, Wall-E, Aladdin, Ratatoullie, Terminator 2, Aliens, Blade Runner, Total Recall, Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back, Rocky and 12 Monkeys

Favourite Books in no particular order: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, the Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, the Stand by Stephen King, For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemmingway, the Flashman series by George Macdonald Fraser and the Discworld books by Terry Pratchett.

Favourite Music: Mainly 80s/90s UK indie/alternative, bands like the Smiths, the Cure, Joy Division, New Order, Echo and the Bunnymen, Jesus and Mary Chain, Ride, Wire, Buzzcocks, Blur, Pulp, Suede, Oasis, the Verve and Super Furry Animals. Plus US bands like the Pixies, Pavement, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins and REM. And other classic rock artists like David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Leonard Cohen.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I used to take part in English Civil War Reenactments back in the day. You'd go camping somewhere for the weekend, get dressed up in 17th century clothes, get given a prop pike or a musket, pretend to have a fight in the afternoon for the amusement of the public and then have some lovely scrumpy Somerset cider in the evening. Great fun.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Taiwan, Viet Nam