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Overview

  • 5 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Hindi
  • 46, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Teacher, lecturer & dancer
  • GCSEs, A-levels, University of Durham, University of East...
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION
Dancing across the USA from Santa Monica, L.A. to New York, beginning in Easter 2018 by following Route 66 through to Chicago. Every step I take will be under my own steam, and I'll carry all my kit and provisions in a buggy trailing behind me as I dance. And I'll be wearing a neon yellow tutu as I go. See http://www.planetprancer.com

ABOUT ME
I'm a 40-year old teacher and lecturer from London. I work at the UCL Institute of Education and lead an initial teacher education PGCE course in Citizenship education (a combination of politics, law, human rights, media, global issues and more). In my spare time I enjoy dancing long distances for charity - in the past this has included dancing across the UK and dancing for 5 days, 15 hours non-stop.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
Hoping people can help me out by hosting me for a night as I dance along Route 66 this coming Easter. If you or anyone you know lives in any of the following locations and would be interested in hosting me, please get in touch!
Locations I'm dancing through in Easter 2018 (late March to mid April): Santa Monica (near the pier), Pasadena, San Bernadino, Victorville, Barstow, Daggett, Newberry Springs, Ludlow, Amboy, Chambless, Fenner, Goffs, Homer, Bannock, Palm Gardens, Laughlin, Golden Valley, Kingman, Hackberry.

Interests

Travel / dancing / education / health and fitness / politics / reading / films / adventures / charity challenges

  • dancing
  • education
  • fitness
  • politics
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • camping
  • teaching
  • volunteering
  • mountains

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Becoming the first person to ever dance across a country - 1350 miles across Britain, from John o'Groats to Land's End in 2012/13.
Dancing for the longest time in the world - 5 days, 15 hours in 2011.
Dancing to/at the top of the UK's highest mountains - Ben Nevis, Snowden and Scarfell Pike.
Working in Mae La Oon refugee camp for a year, in the middle of the Thai-Burma jungle.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belize, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Italy, Mexico, Myanmar, Romania, Switzerland, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Romania, Thailand, United Kingdom

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