I enjoy new experiences, physical activity and talking about ideas as well as people.

Although I spent most of my childhood in the countryside, I've lived most of my adult life in Cambridge, London, Madrid, Munich, Freiburg and Halle. I want to follow Borges's death bed advice in 'Instantes' by seeing more sunsets, climbing more mountains and travelling to more places I have never been to before.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

"Twenty years from now you will be disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain

Interests

I bicycle, camp and captain a five a side football team. I recently had my first experiences of cross-country and downhill skiing, scuba diving, snowmobiling and ice hockey. I participate in language meet-up groups and saw 37 plays last year.

My other interests include languages, politics, travelling, reading, hiking and people watching.

• politics
• reading
• traveling
• hiking
• camping
• scuba diving
• sailing
• skiing
• rock climbing
• soccer
• hockey
• languages
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Davies, 'Europe: A History', Dick King Smith 'Magnus Powermouse', Hardy 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles', Harper Lee 'To Kill a Mockingbird', Llorca 'Yerma', Tolkien 'The Hobbit', Webster 'The Duchess of Malfi'.

Film and TV likes include Auf der anderen Seite, Blackadder, Blind Shaft, Fawlty Towers, Goodbye Lenin, Only Fools and Horses, Salvados, Skyfall, Superted and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

Music likes include Bob Marley, Bowie, Blur, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Lennon, Händel and Tallis.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Walked the Great Wall of China on crutches.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Spain, United Kingdom