CHRISTOFFER23

I'm originally from South Africa where it was extremely difficult to be 'alternative' growing up during the oppressive apartheid years. I've been living in the UK for 15 years now and work in the care industry , helping others for a living. I'm also studying a social science degree at the University of Bedfordshire. I've never really liked putting myself into a category but I suppose I'm a punk at heart although I actually came up in the post punk era listening to groups like The Birthday Party and Sonic Youth. I enjoy history , architecture and walking. I occasionally play squash. I'm divorced and have 2 beautiful children whom I see regularly. I have an acerbic sense of humour, can sometimes gush about something that's excited me but often will be quiet for a while, processing my environment. While not insensitive, I tend to be rather direct and occasionally forget to censor myself which most find refreshing but some take exception to. I have extensive tattoos, a number of scars with their own sordid tales to tell. I gave up drinking and drugging some time ago but have absolutely no interest in standing in another persons way to altered states of mind. I have a nifty belief system that is tailor made for me and which keeps me from causing much havoc these days. World wary, cautious and somewhat cynical borne out of bad experience, I nevertheless cannot help being an incurable optimist despite often having a very bleak outlook which can flummox the casual observer. I am a film fanatic and have an absolute devotion to a very diverse range of music which confounds folks sometimes. I am very open minded and find people , places and things fascinating, sometimes becoming a little obsessed with minutia in the world around me which seems to escape the average individual. Although I am very at home in my own skin and enjoy my own company, able to keep myself busy indefinitely between work, study and recreation, I occasionally find myself musing that perhaps living full and well can be practised as a team sport. So, if after all this, you find yourself curious and would like to get in touch, drop me a line?!