CURRENT MISSION

International Development graduate applying for a PhD. I am also an aspiring singer-songwriter but also pondering over my next move having just left the Scottish Government at the end of 2015.

ABOUT ME

I am easy going, trustworthy and up for having a laugh

PHILOSOPHY

What you become is a result of what you have thought, what you have thought is a result of what you have experienced, experience everything (hippy quote in a fijian toilet)

those who dance to the music are thought mad by those who do not hear the music

Kiss slowly, laugh insanely, live truly, and and forgive quickly.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I can host when I move into a new flat in March time 2016.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have couchsurfed a few times and always had great experiences.

Interests

I really enjoy travelling and meeting new people so do this whenever I'm not at uni and I can afford it. I like hearing about different peoples experiences. I am really into my music - have a band and love my sports - I play football and tennis. I like reading and watching movies. I am currently finishing my Masters at The University of Edinburgh in Africa and International Development and I am interning in Vienna until the end of November so I like to talk about different development issues as I'm trying to find a career in this field.

• dancing
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• sports
• soccer
• tennis

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Beirut, Hawk and a Hacksaw, The national , Interpol, GroupLove, Bombay Bicycle Club, Gogol Bordello, Frank Turner, Tallest Man on Earth, Idlewild, Micah P Hinson, Matthew and the Atlas, The Mars Volta, Biffy Clyro, Admiral Fallow, Keaton Henson, Devotchka, Dresden Dolls, Michael Cassidy, Hope of the States, Million Dead, Brand New

Books: Beatniks > Kerouac, Ginsberg, Bukowski / Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist / Chomsky / Hitchkens / Shadow of the Wind / Aldous Huxley / His Dark Materials / Diceman / Tell Noone

Movies: Woody Allen, The Dark Knight, Into the Wild, Che, In Bruges, Motorcycle Diaries, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, Donnie Darko, Coach Carter, Big Daddy (guilty pleasure), The Tree of Life, The Bournes, The Sea Inside, The Lives of Others, Hallam Foe, American Radical, Crazy Heart, Once, Wes Anderson, The Pianist, Schindlers List

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The Dharavi slum tour in Mumbai, India
Morton Island off Australias Gold Coast
Beachcomber and Castaway Island, Fiji

Teach, Learn, Share

Guitar

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Gambia, Greece, India, Japan, Poland, Spain, Uganda, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Uganda, United Kingdom