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Overview

  • Was in IT. Now travelling
  • Degree in Computer Science
  • From Swansea, Wales
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

See as much of the world & experience as much as possible within tyhe next year. The i'll be broke! ;-)

ABOUT ME

I´m a 29 year old guy who is currently taking a year off to travel. Have always wanted to do it but there never seems to be a good time. Finally decided it was now or never.
I am currently in Melbourne having been to:
Vancouver, West coast USA, South America, New Zealand & Sydney.

PHILOSOPHY

Enjoy - you only have one life!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm fairly new to CS. I was introduced to it by Ed & Hannah who I met in Vancouver. I went to a meeting in Vancouver & San Francisco.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None apart from meeting friendly people.

Interests

Virtually all sport. Rugby & Football (soccer) when back home. Embraced the American sports while in the USA.
Other interests include
General outdoor activities - walking, cycling, hiking, climbing various mountains.
I Love food!
Reading
Socialising - love meeting new & interesting people.
Nights out.

  • dining
  • walking
  • reading
  • traveling
  • outdoor activities
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • sports
  • rock climbing
  • soccer
  • rugby
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Here are my top 10 films of all time:
1. Super Troopers
2. Army of Darkness (Evil Dead 3)
3. Big Trouble in Little China
4. Tremors
5. Ace Ventura
6. Bad Santa
7. Bad Boys
8. Sin City
9. Goonies
10. Demolition Man

Other amazing films: Twin Town, Leon (serious contender for top 10), Once Were Warriors (another contender), BloodSport, Office Space is a classic, Transformers, Gladiator, 300, Karate Kid, Ghost Busters I & II, Chopper, Dickie Roberts Former Child Star, Rush Hour (1&2), Starsky & Hutch, Waterboy, Happy Gilmore, Menace II Society, Indiana Jones (first 3), Bad Boys II, Anchorman, most Arnie films...

Books
The Damage Done by Warren Fellows
About: Twelve Years of Hell in a Bangkok Prison
A must for anyone who's been/going to Thailand.

Mystic River by Dennis Lehane
Much better than the film they made afterwards

So far this trip have read:
The Dice Man - very interesting

A Prisoner of Birth - Jeffrey Archer
Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Music
A bit of everything. Chart, R&B, old stuff. Enjoy most music...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Have to be Machu Picchu. Did the 4 night, 5 day Salkantay trek recently, ending up at machu Picchu. The highlight of an already amazing trip...

Teach, Learn, Share

I speak Welsh and am happy to teach

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Peru, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom

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