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Overview

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  • Fluent in English; learning French, German, Korean, Spanish
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Teaching, training, sales, acting, playing games
  • Up to university, but still looking to improve myself.
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  • Profile 55% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To see the world on a shoestring, live it, taste it and blog it.

ABOUT ME

I traveled a lot with my parents in my youth. We covered a lot of ground in Europe, now that I'm an adult I would like to experience it again as an adult...
I've been working since I was 16, from factory work, to selling insurance to my current job teacher. The latter has certainly been one of the highlights in my diverse career.
One of my passions and my degree is in acting, I would love to get back into it one day. In the meantime I write to keep my creative juices flowing.
I love to cook and experience new things and I think couchsurfing.org is a fantastic way to do that.

PHILOSOPHY

I try to live my life without regret.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

At the moment I have no permanent residence, I would be able to offer my cooking services or English classes or hard labour.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

At the time of writing my only experience is recommendations from friends who have used it.

Interests

Travelling, cooking, eating, football, sports, TV, socialising, reading, people.

  • writing
  • acting
  • dining
  • cooking
  • coach
  • reading
  • tv
  • traveling
  • blogging
  • sports
  • soccer
  • teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: LOTR, Girl with the dragon tattoo, 3:10 Yuma, Transformers (1), The Sting, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Hustler, Some like it hot, Love actually, Superbad ... Really anything but chick flicks.Music: Classical, Chillis, Radiohead, Oasis, Nas, Eminem, Nirvana, Kings of Leon, The Beatles, Bowie, Dr. Dre ...Books: Anything by Welsh, Bukowski, Larrson, King ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My first real introduction to Cambodian cuisine was about half an hour from the Vietnamese border. Our coach had made an 'unscheduled' stop at a small deserted cafe. My stomach led me into the eating area. Attempting the mantra 'do as the locals do...' I decided to go with whatever the native in front order; rice vegetables and a little meat. I motioned to the food and the server's response was to imitate a frog. I hesitantly nodded and was handed a plate of stir-fry frog's legs. Delicious. That moment changed the way I thought about doing things. 

Teach, Learn, Share

I graduated in acting from Bretton Hall college. I've been an English teacher for nearly three years and have taught sales. I'm a good cook and am happy to share my secrets.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Korea

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