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Overview

  • 2 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese, English, French; learning Taiwanese
  • 37, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Arts & Events Organiser. Translator. Fledgling Entrpr...
  • University of Leeds - Chinese and Economics, National Tai...
  • From Torquay, England, United Kingdom
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Collecting absurdities...bringing a little excitement and emotion wherever I roll

ABOUT ME

Look at your life in the third person and laugh.
Currently working on setting up a nomadic space, like a Hermit Crab of sorts which serves as a space for anarchic art, questioning rigid and imposing systems and pushing human and socially innovative solutions to urban problems. (Urban gardening, urban renewal from below rather than above etc).
This is my latest foray into a fragmented involvement in social activism and social entrepreneurship.

PHILOSOPHY

Nothing in the world is still or fixed, everything is fluid and in motion, we are all nomads. Following from this basic philosophy, it is all about process. Cause the most emotion, joy and least pain and suffering on a personal and community level, but in wider society be prepared to stand up for people. Live anarchically, question systems.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Our new palace of delights in Taipei. Just started out. Teahouse, Sake Bar, retro furniture, designers and community classroom, events and exhibitions. We regularly have the underground artist community living lounge. Take us with a pinch of salt.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Before I started on the site i'd woken up on countless sofas, benches, beds, eco-villages, floors and parks. My last experience was in Japan, went swimmingly.

Interests

Bathing in a crimson tide of absurdities
Documentary film making, social movements and social entrepreneurship
Wing Chun Kung Fu
Butoh dance
Exploring different methods of expression - theatre and thespianism,traditional dance and body movement, acting, linguistic expression, ethnic quirkzisms

  • arts
  • film making
  • acting
  • dancing
  • gardening
  • juggling
  • martial arts
  • entrepreneurship
  • parks

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spent a night in the catacombs last week.

Teach, Learn, Share

Chinese, French, Kung Fu, Social Entrepreneurship, would love to make a mini project/work during our stay

What I Can Share with Hosts

Language, stories etc

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Cambodia, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Morocco, Scotland, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, France, Japan, Taiwan, United Kingdom

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