I'm a writer, English teacher and support worker. I also teach a bit of Spanish, work in bars and run creative arts/drama/nature/music sessions for adults with learning disabilities and mental health issues. I've been travelling more or less full time for 3 years and have just moved into my first home back in England after a period of being a nomad. I haven't updated this profile very much since 2009 when I joined...(I haven't changed much) But my new house is in a little town called Sowerby Bridge, halfway between Leeds and Manchester.

I couldn't live without these 4 things: nature, travel, music and writing. I enjoy having interesting, deep conversations, learning, sharing, enjoying life, experiencing new things, challenging myself and daydreaming far too much. I love hiking, festivals, cooking, reading tarot, yoga, making herbal remedies, growing my own food, and having as much fun as possible.
If that sounds like your cup of tea, send me a request. Hosting is generally a brilliant experience that I miss doing almost every day like we did in Spain (where I used to live for 5 years).

My philosophies in life are to treat people the way you want to be treated. Give without doing it to receive. Always say yes if you don´t have a good reason to say no. Spread love. See the beauty in life. Be positive. Have fun. Never judge other people. Find your own path. Take trauma as teacher and forgive easily.
And find your own philosophy! I like this quote a lot:

"Love, love, love! Because when we have harnessed for ourselves the power of love, once again in human history man will have discovered fire"
-(Teilhard de Chardin).

About Sowerby Bridge: This is where 'Happy Valley' and a few more TV series were filmed. It's really beautiful scenery and great for biking, walking, and eating/drinking too. I don't (or can't) always plan ahead and I'm chaotic and disorganised, so you're more likely to get a positive reply if you're passing through spontaneously or within a week or two. As long as I'm not working I'm generally happy to meet/host.

Perché sono iscritto su Couchsurfing

It´s the best way of experiencing a place and you do literally make friends all over the world. I've hosted over 70 CSers (plus other non CSers and random folk over ten years. 90% were great experiences. I mainly host, but if I'm travelling I always couchsurf if I can.

Interessi

Things I like: writing, organic lunar gardening, music, revolution, shamanism, friends, books, singing, guerilla art, meditation, nature, free parties,daydreaming, documentaries, festivals, philosophizing, cuddles, quotes, freedom,learning a new language, thunderstorms, camping, live bands, Sunday dinners, Bulls who fight back, synchronicity, painting, tree hugging, sunsets etc etc :)

• writing
• books
• singing
• festivals
• yoga
• meditation
• partying
• gardening
• reading
• traveling
• blogging
• painting
• music
• guitar
• hiking
• camping
• history
• beaches
• mountains

Musica, film e libri

Loads of weird shit about consciousness and psychedelics and the esoteric and mystical that most people aren't into ;)

Una cosa incredibile che ho fatto

I think conversations about awesome travel experiences are reserved for meeting over beers or brews. I've definitely got myself into a load of very weird situations while travelling alone in Greece, Cuba, Turkey, Morocco to name a few. Really good book material, although scary at times :)

Insegna, impara, condividi

Exactly :)

Cosa posso offrire ai padroni di casa

Fun, conversation, cooking, laughing, music, beer, showing you the local scenery, tourist attractions and nightlife, enjoying nature, and also tarot and rune readings, herbal remedies etc should you need any ;)

Paesi che ho visitato

Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cuba, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Malta, Morocco, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Turkey, Viet Nam, Wales

Paesi in cui ho vissuto

England, Spain

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