hey there.

i'm an artist who recently quit an intense 9-9 job to start experimenting a bit more with life.

some things i've done since i quit my job :-)

- I spent a year doing art residencies
- I drove a Volvo Laplander from Denmark to Russia (and back)
- I had a solo exhibition for an artwork I produced in the United States
- I've "lived" in five countries
- I met literally hundreds of beautiful, open-minded, loving people
- I fell in love a bunch of times
- I discovered the subtleties of life
- I learned how little I actually know
- I discovered my inner voice and started seeking.

I'm essentially a chilled, curious, romantic minded person who when traveling loves to explore the old fashioned way. I tend to prefer hitch-hiking to using Uber. I camp or use CS rather than check-in to a hotel. I try to pick up a cheap map from a gas station to navigate. I like talking to people instead of talking to Google.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love hosting people and showing them around places i know. i've done this in a bunch of cities as i tend to move around a lot and i know this is the best way to really understand a new environment.

when i visit a new place, i really try to live like a local as much as possible and couchsurfing is a great hack that helps bring people together. i really believe that sharing our stories and cultures is what brings us together as humans and brings with it a deeper understanding of who we are individually and collectively.

Interests

My interests vary and change fairly rapidly, but tend to be centred around art, technology, music and spirituality. I am often either writing or thinking about something to write about. I love taking photos, and making short films.
I enjoy playing music, I used to do a fair amount of music production. Being from South London, I also am quite obsessed with rapping and write a lot of short verses and poetry which I sometimes perform as spoken word. I am not quite the foodie I used to be, but I certainly love cooking - and as i'm vegan so this is pretty necessary. would love to share my skills with you!

• writing
• books
• poetry
• photography
• film making
• cooking
• walking
• technology
• music
• boxing
• techno music
• jogging
• virtual reality
• music production
• artificial intelligence
• rapping

Music, Movies, and Books

well, my music taste is quite vast, so will just list some references to give you a taste:
Burial, OPN, Plastician, Holly Hendron, Fever Ray, Heurco. S, Arca, Shed, Surgeon, Saiaan Supa Crew, Skepta, JME, Giggs, Nirvana, Connan Mockassin, Stone Roses, The Smiths, New Order, Joy Division, Blur, Oasis, Pulp, The Verve

films again long list, some references:
Alphaville, J'ai Tue Ma Mere, 4 Lions, East is East, Fargo, Paradise Love, Funny Games, Enter The Void, Cache, The Matrix, Blade Runner, Solaris (Tarkovsky), The Holy Mountain, El Topo,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

this trip :-)

Teach, Learn, Share

i love learning and i love teaching and i'm super interested in exchanges of any kind, from basics like language and cooking through to more technical stuff. if you want a crash course in film-making, music production or some basic coding i'll be glad to help ;-)

What I Can Share with Hosts

hopefully many great moments!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Laos, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Scotland, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Denmark, France, India, Serbia, United Kingdom, United States