CURRENT MISSION

Working in Costa Rica, traveling around Central America, waiting for the right moment to pounce on the perfect plan

ABOUT ME

I am, hopefully, perceived as a warm, bright and cheery person, who generally gets on with anyone and loves to meet new people. My life so far features a big chunk of academia, a splattering of jobs in London, Bolivia, Australia and Costa Rica, and about forty countries under my belt. I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up, but am having amazing fun exploring the world searching for inspiration.

PHILOSOPHY

A fundamentalist atheist, humanist and futurist, I firmly believe in the true beauty of nature and mankind, and the capacity of humans to surprise, enlighten and enrich other people's lives.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

At the moment I continue to freeload from CS as I am traveling, absorbing the friendship and experiences of the people I meet through CS as I go along. However, I can't wait for the day that I able to settle down and return the favor by hosting; it is one of the most important commitments I have made to myself about what I will do when I finally stop traveling. In the meantime, I continue to tell everyone I meet about this wonderful project.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Not much so far, but my introduction to CS was an extremely warm one, making a good friend in the process. I can't wait to meet more like-minded people from all around the world!

Interests

Working with animals and wildlife conservation.
Sustainable development in Latin America.
Environmental education.
Writing and recording music.
Visiting new countries and meeting new people.
Writing about experiences and communicating science to the public.

• animals
• wildlife
• writing
• beauty
• education
• walking
• traveling
• music
• sailing
• atheism
• rock climbing
• paragliding
• biology
• teaching
• genealogy
• medicine
• science
• beaches
• rivers

Music, Movies, and Books

Amongst others: Radiohead, Portishead, Fever Ray, Bjork, Blur, The Smiths, The Beatles, Manu Chao, Gotan Project, Sufjan Stevens, The Beta Band, The Cure, Thom Yorke, Pink Floyd, Air, Bonobo, Hot Chip, Madness, Sboncen and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Amongst others: walking a puma in the Bolivian jungle, coordinating a turtle conservation project in Costa Rica, driving across Australia, climbing Huayna Potosi, visiting the Galapagos, exploring the Salar de Uyuni, experiencing Carnaval, teaching English in Bolivia, rafting rivers in Nepal, trekking the Annapurna, paragliding in Iquique, finding the perfect beach in Cuba, trekking the Inca Trail, sailing to the Whitsundays, and immersing in the vibrant cultures of India and South East Asia.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to open people's eyes to biology, cells and the future of medicine, genetics, biotechnology, relativity and quantum mechanics... and treasure :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Bolivia, Costa Rica, United Kingdom