I left home in 2015 and cycled from Leeds, UK to Pakistan. On route I took 2 years to experience China, where I worked as an English teacher in Kunming, Yunnan Province. I spent the last year and a half off the bike reconnecting with friends and family in the UK and getting some long needed jobs done and I am now back on the road.

I will cycle another 18,000 kms from North Wales to Greece, living on £7 per day to raise money and awareness of the plight of refugees.

Before leaving the UK the first time I had just completed a social work degree and I tried to continue this work as I traveled, through voluntary work.

I am easy going and I enjoy to socialise with my guests when they have time, but I am equally happy left to my own devises as I always have social media posts to catch up on for those people who have sponsored me . I am vegan, non- smoking and clean and tidy.

I look forward to meeting new CS friends and sharing our love of travel.

Best wishes, Claire.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am looking forward to meeting lots of interesting people while I travel and host. I love learnıng about dıfferent cultures and fınd couch surfıng a great way to do this.

Interests

I am vegan and love food
Cycling (obviously, lol)
Art
Other sports like climbing (not done it in a while) and yoga ( but haven't done that in ages either - life is so busy!)
Travelling (again, I guess that is obvious)

• arts
• dining
• vegan
• yoga
• traveling
• cycling
• sports
• rock climbing
• social work

Music, Movies, and Books

I love most music, in particular female vocalists like Kate Bush, Tori Amos, Sia, Ana Brun, Skın etc. I also like Mod and Ska and stuff from the 80's when I was a youth.

Favorite movie is Dangerous Liaisons. I also like Amelie, Betty Blue and Chocolat and kids stuff like Toy Story etc.

Perfume is my favorite book. I like Herman Hesse's work. I just finished reading 'Wim Hoff Method' and was swimming in the cold Welsh sea all summer.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Cycled from UK to Pakistan. I have just finished cycling the coast of Wales which is the first leg of my current journey

Teach, Learn, Share

I taught English in Georgia and China, not sure how good I was but I am happy to help you practice your English if you'd like.

I love to learn new stuff and enjoy watching Ted talks for inspiration. I am trying to learn Chinese and how to ride a skateboard at the moment.

I will share anything I can with others, I love to share .

What I Can Share with Hosts

Tales of my travels in the world so far. I can teach you some English or Welsh

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, England, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, England, Georgia, Germany, Wales