CURRENT MISSION

To find my niche, and then live as simply and honestly as possible!

ABOUT ME

I'm not sure I really fit into any handy genre to describe myself - I'm something of a nerd and a bit of a foodie. I am relaxed and fairly quiet most of the time, usually being preoccupied with a book or a new hobby. I like being out in Nature, finding local food, seeing how people live, idly discussing random things over a glass of wine.

PHILOSOPHY

Hmmm... I think life is an opportunity to create for myself and my friends, an existence of happy, safe & quiet contentment. Existentialism, if you want a philosophy. To that end I like to ask a heap of difficult questions and I try not to judge too quickly, and I hope to not be quickly judged in return!

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Only just started! I hope I can show generosity to weary travellers, as it has been shown to me when I needed help myself.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I am a longterm wwoofer as well as a couchsurfer, so have spent many nights on random couches, in tents, and occasionally in the stables with the cows, sharing space and stories with many interesting people. I'm now adept at fitting into any situation while still finding a way to make my morning coffee.

兴趣

A dedicated hedonist, I indulge in good coffee, sumptuous picnics, boutique beers, French pastries, real music, art & literature. I'm really into "back to basics" living, trying to pare out a compromise between sustainability, tradition and caring for the environment - though when I'm travelling I don't insist on everything being perfect, for now I'm content to watch and learn. I'm also practicing: playing the guitar, knitting, learning French, trying new recipes. I was once very much into sports but I injured myself too many times so now I merely "keep fit".

• arts
• books
• literature
• folklore
• environment
• dining
• recipes
• wine
• beer
• coffee
• yoga
• pub crawls
• traveling
• knitting
• music
• guitar
• sports

音乐、电影和书籍

Arthouse movies and anything clever - Amelie, Groundhog Day, Run Lola Run, Dr Strangelove etc.
Indie, folk, rock & acoustic music - Neutral Milk Hotel, Built To Spill, Bob, Woodie, David, Neil etc.
Books - I like a balance between philosophy and the stories of life as people have lived it; Steinbeck, Dostoyevsky, Orwell, Hugo...
You might notice I'm a little stuck in the classics!

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Once I spent a night sleeping on top of a live volcano, only a couple of hundred metres from the active vent. When night fell - with the glowing magma launching into the sky, the wind howling insanely in every direction, the ground made of loose pumice rock and the enveloping roar of frequent explosions - there was no part of that night that was familiar or routine, only the dramatic and the chaotic!

教，学，和分享

I think a lot of the joy of life is wasted through lack of appreciation - of time, nature, food, friends, love, music, art... so many little things are lost by the wayside in the ratrace, and I want to explore ways of making life richer, without the usual resorts of "go to pub and get drunk" or "join yoga class and get fit". Right now I'm gonna pour myself a hot bath, get myself a lovely English ale and my new book, pop on some Mozart and just soak it all in...