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Overview
About Me
Originally from Liverpool but just now working in academic publishing for a scientific journal in London. Spent ten months studying Applied Ethics in Sweden and the previous year teaching English in Taiwan. Recently been traveling across India, as well as Philippines, Nepal, Thailand and Myanmar .
Have been trying to learn Spanish and also Swedish... but alas with limited success! Spanish - A2/B1 and Swedish - A2 level. Currently hugely interested in learning Sanskrit - both written and verbal.
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Why I’m on Couchsurfing
Hoping to see more of this beautiful planet and meet like-minded CSers :)
Interests
Philosophy (especially Eastern), Tea, Culture, Reading, Art, Meditation, Yoga, Hiking, Trekking, Nature, Animals, Swimming, Cycling, Dancing, Singing, Guitar
- animals
- birds
- arts
- culture
- books
- singing
- dancing
- environment
- indian food
- yoga
- meditation
- reading
- traveling
- music
- guitar
- hiking
- swimming
- ecology
- philosophy
- nature
- tea
- cultures
- forests
- trekking
- theatre
- trees
- nature conservation
Music, Movies, and Books
Music: Gil Scott-Heron, Miles Davis, Mozart, Tame Impala, Acoustic, Classical, Neo-Classical, Piano, Jazz...
Books: 1984, Zen Mind Beginners Mind, Burmese Days, Siddhartha, The Little Prince, The Doors of Perception, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Steppenwolf, Brave New World, The Psychedelic Experience, Meditations, I Am That, Tao Te Ching, The Bhagvad Gita & some more Science/Philosophical & Non-Fiction
Movies: Casablanca, Dog Day Afternoon, Okja, Snowden, Interstellar, American Werewolf in Paris, The Corporation, Cowspiracy, The Martian, The Matrix, The Fly, The Thing, Stanley Kubrick films, Hitchcock films, Wes Anderson films, Documentaries...
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Spent a month volunteering to build a school for earthquake victims in Nepal and hiking across the Annapurna, and also managed to squeeze in 7 days on a meditation retreat!
Teach, Learn, Share
Guitar, Spanish, conversation and a smile :)
What I Can Share with Hosts
All of the above...
Countries I’ve Visited
Austria, Cambodia, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam, Wales
Countries I’ve Lived In
Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom