Trekking

Tibet (Mt. Everest Base Camp, Mt. Kailash & Lake Manasarovar), Nepal (Annapurna Base Camp & Circuit, Jomson & Tilicho Lake) and China (Tiger Leaping Gorge).

Web-design

Developing and managing personal sites with xHTML, CSS and numerous CMS Systems (Joomla, Nucleus, WordPress, SPIP, Drupal) and server-side management (cPanel).

Travel

Travel has played a large part of my life – starting with 2 months TEFLing in Poland and culminating in 2 years of independent travel – it has deepened my cultural understandings and presented opportunities to develop my languages further.

Charity Work

Worked for the Kidney Research Fund, Help the Aged and Save the Children through various events including sponsored Birmingham to Oxford cycle ride

Martial Arts

In Jitsu I'm currently an Orange belt and have taken part in the National Jitsu Atemi tournament in Birmingham’s NIA.
Tai Chi is a relatively new sport for me and I hope to use my previous experience to accelerate my learning in this new discipline.

Misc

Films & Music (including Bollywood!); Badminton; Cycling