I am:
Uncomfortably tall (resulting in back pain and clumsiness)
Interesting (if you like planes, Murakami or ugly buildings)
Awkward (in more ways than one)
Talkative (or silent - depends on the situation)

I sometimes have:
Bushy/Ultra short reddish hair (and relatively incomplete facial hair)
A sense of humour (after staying awake more than 24 hours I'm hilarious)
A job
Charisma (nah only joking)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am a scummy freeloader who hates human interaction and just wants to treat your house like a hotel and steal all your fancy food. Just a warning ;)

JK, obv.
I'm on CS for probably the same reason everyone else is. I like meeting new people, I like traveling to new places and gaining an insight into the darkest corners of actual citizens lives there and I like opening my house to all and sundry to experience a part of my life.

Yes, I'm sure there are people using CS for nefarious reasons but I have yet to come across a true example. My experiences hosting and being hosted have been life affirming and genuine without fail, and I have the utmost faith in humanity as a result.

Interests

Live music, Japanese food, Soviet architecture, Battleships, Anime

I like aimlessly meandering around the various Metropolises of the world. Favourites include Tokyo, Hanoi, Busan, Jogja and Moscow.

I also like living in the countryside. There's a sweet spot around 20-30 minutes outside of major cities where the green overtakes the grey. This is the zone I currently occupy and the place I feel most at home.

When it comes to traveling you have to mix it up though. I can do 2-3 days in a city like Jakarta or Guangzhou, but any longer might drive me insane; the medium size cities I can tolerate for longer. Waterfalls, mountains, volcanoes, beaches, jungle, valleys, moors and farms are preferable.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once met and had a very interesting conversation (about driving trucks and the age of consent) with the legendary Modest Mouse front-man Isaac Brock. The experience was both humbling and sincere.

I co-drove a 110cc motorcycle around 50% of Vietnam (3500km) enduring break-downs on mountains, almost drowning on a paradise beach, destroying my liver with fishermen on a tiny island and zipping past so many incredible vistas it now takes a lot to impress me.

What I Can Share with Hosts

If you host me I'm sure I can find a way to return the favour if you are ever in my homeland of Scotland or one of my current part-time homes, Hanoi or Yogyakarta/Solo.

If you want to share cooking you are very welcome to use the kitchen and we can go market shopping together.
I don't speak Javanese language very well, so if YOU can share that with ME you would be a high priority guest ;)

But of course the most important things I can share are space, time and conversation (and maybe a motorbike but it depends if I need it!!)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Malaysia, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Indonesia, United Kingdom, Viet Nam