Hi. I'm based in East London, and love to travel and experience new places and cultures. I like to be immersed in the real life of a place rather than see it as a tourist. When I travel I enjoy exploring ruins, archeological sites, museums and having long walks through the countryside or along the beech. Rambling through the old town or historic areas of a city is also fascinating.....getting lost, not knowing what is around the corner, finding a new place to eat or an intriguing street to wander down.

I meditate, and lived for seven years as a Buddhist monk. Now I teach meditation and run classes here in London as well as corporate mindfulness training. I like to read, goto the theatre and listen to music and most enjoy long conversations with friends over a tea somewhere quiet or going for a walk together to explore a new part of London.

I teach a meditation group for gay/bi/trans men and also work as a Sacred Sexuality massage therapist, so since leaving the monastery I've looked at bringing together both the spiritual and sensual sides of life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love conversations and meeting new people.

Interests

• meditation
• walking
• reading
• opera
• history
• art
• massage
• conversation
• exploring
• exploring new places
• new cultures
• new experiences
• tantra
• new friends
• naturist
• new places
• exploring nature
• gay rights
• art museums
• exploring the world
• gayfriendly
• gay friendly
• walking in nature
• exploring cities
• walking around the city
• gays
• history and culture
• playfulness

Music, Movies, and Books

Films:

Cloud Atlas

Martrix

Brazil

Blade Runner

Any Buster Keaton

Metroplis

Books:

100 Years of Solitude

Kiss of the Spiderwoman

Any E M Forster

Any Jane Austin

Any Joseph Conrad

Music:

Amy Winehouse

Pink

Chopin - preludes

Debussy - The Faun

Mozart - anything

Beethoven - Moonlight sonata and any thing else, he's just amazing

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

As an 18 year old I heard on the news about the earthquake in Armenia. I went around my village with an empty coco tin and collected money - I raised £500 which was then donated to the emergency appeal.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Meditation and the Five Tibetans - a form of ancient yoga said to be the source of eternal youth!

Countries I’ve Visited

Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey