CURRENT MISSION

Backpack through South East Asia, before taking the ancient silk route through China and Central Asia into Russia - and have a great time whilst doing it!

ABOUT ME

24 years old, bored of working in London so taking the Summer off to travel and see South East and Central Asia as well as China and Russia. Keen to meet cool people and try and discover the fun and interesting places off the beaten track.

PHILOSOPHY

Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.

As long as I don't die, it will have been a success.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Couchsurfed my way through Switzerland in November 2007 with my friend Colin - spent 6 nights with 6 great people (and their friends) all over the country.
Not yet had anyone over in London :o( - promise to do so when I get back!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Nov 4th 2007 - Chur - Martina and Anna
Nov 6th 2007 - Bern - Eleonor
Nov 7th 2007 - Zurich - Christoph
Nov 8th 2007 - Thun - Rahel
Nov 9th 2007 - Lausanne - Patrick
Nov 10th 2007 - Geneva - Marco
July 22nd - 23rd 2009 - Fay and Friends, Nanning, China
August 8th - 10th - Pan, Hangzhou, China
August 17th-19th - Jo, Chongqing, China

Interests

Drinking, eating, chatting, music, etc etc. Play quite a few sports including hockey and squash - also a football referee in London Sunday leagues. Quite into my history as well (studied it at uni)

• dining
• drinking
• traveling
• music
• backpacking
• sports
• soccer
• hockey
• racquetball
• track and field
• history
• squash

Music, Movies, and Books

Big fan of 24 and The Wire. Like fiction books set abroad - i.e. James Clavell's Asian Saga and Shantaram. Last movie seen = Gran Torino: thought it was awesome.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Really enjoyed my trip to Japan in February - from the food in Tokyo, the temples in Kyoto, the history of Nara and the charm of Shimoda. Relaxing in a traditional onsen will live long in the memory.

Teach, Learn, Share

Keen to learn anything new and interesting, whether useful or useless! Not sure how much I can teach but certainly up for helping out whenever possible.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Croatia, France, Greece, Ireland, Japan, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom