CURRENT MISSION

p and j: To visit every country on Earth

ABOUT ME

A varied background. I've been married twice - too young both times - and brought up two boys from the second marriage. I studied Physics, but made films as a hobby that became a passion that became a career. I make short films that I self fund and have had some success in that I won Best Film at the DIY film festival in Los Angeles recently.
I live in the UK and Austria, having moved to Vienna to be with Jody who is studying history. We're getting married next year.

PHILOSOPHY

p: Do not do unto others what you would not have them do unto you ... I think it means live and let live, but I've not quite worked it out.

j: 'Keep true to the dreams of your youth'.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Jody and I love to travel, and we both love to meet new people.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

SO SORRY - WE CANNOT HOST AT THE MOMENT AS WE ARE HAVING WORK DONE ON OUR PLACE.

Have had one great experience so far and want to put back into the system. Have taken people in before.

Interests

P likes anything to do with film. J:

• diy
• festivals
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• teaching
• history
• physics

Music, Movies, and Books

p: Terry Gilliam's Brazil is my favourite film of all time. So quirky. He's the director I aspire to be like.
j: Breaking the Waves, Lars von Trier.
p: Music-wise and like all sorts - Bjork, Genesis, Kate Bush. God I sound old! I like new stuff too .... groovy.
j: likes anything except for the music p likes...Nah, but I think my music collection is infinitely better.

Books. I wish I had more time to read to be honest. (j: I read loads!)
p: I read Wild Swans not so long ago and thought it was brilliant. Ian McEwan's Saturday was great too. Just reading Paul Coelho's The Alchemist now.
j: Just at the moment I am getting a lot from Paulo Coehlo. I'll read most things though, adore sitting under a tree reading a book and watching the world go by. :o)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Did a couple of parachute jumps years ago. Saw a baby being born.

Teach, Learn, Share

j: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference. -Robert Frost. Damn that's a good quote.
Feel the fear and do it anyway. (j: 101%)
Never shy away from meeting people just because they are strange. (j: I'm not sure what p means by strange here... :o)
Don't use teleportation machines when they invent them - cos all they do is create a copy of you and destroy the first one. (j: says the nutty professor)