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Overview

  • 3 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Freelance designer/ entrepreneur
  • Bsc Product Design from Dundee University
  • From Cambridge
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To experience new things before

ABOUT ME

A few passions in my life: cooking, cycling and good design :)
Love all kinds of music from hip-hop to minimal techno! Recently got into poi which is great for the co-ordination and the meditation. Currently work the rickshaws in Edinburgh at the weekend for pocket money. During the week I work on my flat in Dundee and on designs for my portfolio.
I like the unusual and the unique. I like listening to stories and using my imagination to escape the mundane. I get itchy feet if i'm in one place for too long and need to keep moving to avoid stalling.

PHILOSOPHY

Treat other as you want to be treated... we are a product of our experience

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

As a rickshaw driver in Edinburgh I take great pride in showing off the city to tourists. I couldn't do it if I didn't love the city! I've only recently got to know about this couch surfing but I love the concept. I think to get to know a city, the best way is through someone who lives, breathes, eats and sleeps there. I'd show off the more unusual things that are harder to find. It's great when it's not about money but just about sharing experiences!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

A pedicabber friend of mine introduced me to this when he got back from travelling and he lets people stay with him and has nothing but good things to say about the people who use the network. I've stayed on his couch a few times too!

Interests

Repeating myself with the about me section but again, I love to cook, travel (cycle), music, design (lighting), international films, poi

  • design
  • environment
  • cooking
  • meditation
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • cycling
  • surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

Lots and varied or none specific

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The world is an amazing place full of talented people! I'm constantly blown away by the scale of what we can do in our environment.

Teach, Learn, Share

Every experience is precious. The good ones make us strong, the bad make us stronger! Wait before you say no...

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Kenya, Maldives, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom

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