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Overview

  • 55 references 45 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 33, Male
  • Member since 2015
  • Journalist
  • MA Digital Journalism
  • From London, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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About Me

*Please Read - It's a shared bed situation, as such I do NOT host women!*

Hello! I'm a young adventurer and I've just recently moved to Vancouver, Canada from London UK!

I love learning about other people's stories and making friends all over the world. I love learning about different cultures and languages, especially Spanish as I'd love to become fluent.

My parents are from England and Barbados, so I already have two cultures! And I've lived in El Salvador and Barcelona, now Canada!

I have a very different outlook on life to most people I know. I'm not motivated by money or material possessions. For me, life is about experiences, and learning. I'm always open to new ideas, concepts, ideologies and points of view. I don't believe in spending my youth working every day. There's plenty of time to be bored when I'm dead!

If it's an issue for anyone, I'm gay. I prefer to only host other gay men as a matter of comfort in my home, but I can be persuaded to host a straight guy if I'm in a good mood lol. I also don't think it's a terrible thing to hook up with guests/hosts lol, realistically it's always a possibility if there's mutual attraction/consent and you're sharing a bed.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love the idea of staying with locals and having a native experience everywhere I go. I think you can get priceless experiences this way, seeing and learning things that the regular tourist wouldn't.

I love the fact that I have friends all over the world. I enjoy staying in hostels too, as these are great places to meet new people from all over the world. But to have a truly immersive experience, I think CouchSurfing is the only way (apart from living in the country)

Interests

I love meeting new people and making friends all over the world. My aim is to have a friend on every continent!

I enjoy just listening to people talk about their lives and experiences. Everyone has something new to teach you, and I want to learn it all. I love learning languages, I can say a couple of phrases in a lot of tongues, but I would like to learn Japanese, and become fluent in Spanish.

I'm a journalist by profession, and a comedian/performerat heart. I love to sing and act. I've done some stand up and drag performances in the past, but I'd love to sing on stage once in my life.

I love beaches, long walks if it isn't too hot! Reading, music and socialising!
I don't smoke or drink alcohol, some people think that's weird, but I don't know why.

Also, I'm a big Pokémon geek.

Music, Movies, and Books

GAME OF THRONES!
The Hunger Games (books and films)
Kill Bill
Almodovar
Tori Kelly
Jhene Aiko
Nicki Minaj.
I like fantasy books, about magic and stuff lol.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I spent three months volunteering in a rural village in El Salvador, teaching about the importance of environmental awareness and protection. I met some amazing people, got a tropical parasite, and had the most amazing experience of my life so far. I just wish I had appreciated it more whilst I was there.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach English, I'm a qualified ESL teacher. I'm also quite a good cook, but I think I just make it up as I go along.

I want to become fluent in Spanish and then start on another language. My aim is really to travel the world and learn how to make myself a better person and find inner happiness. I would really like to learn an instrument also.

I want to share my story and learn yours!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Just a damn good time, coz I'm fucking legit...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Bulgaria, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

El Salvador, England, Spain

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