I'm a writer and aid worker specialising in communications but currently taking a break from work and travelling around the US!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Through my work I have lived and travelled in several countries and I have always found that getting to know local people allows you to see a whole different side of a place. Now I am travelling for pleasure I'd love to continue getting to know people along the way and find out more about where they live.

Interests

Writing, walking, nature, learning languages, *amateur* yoga, meditation, learning about other cultures and religions.

• writing
• cooking
• yoga
• meditation
• walking
• traveling
• communications
• languages
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Currently in a folk music phase, listening to a lot of Simon and Garfunkel for my America trip! Also large amounts of alt rock, pop and Motown tunes.

Books wise I'm a big fan of Franzen and Donna Tartt, Salinger, Fitzgerald, Kazuo Ishiguro and Agatha Christie!!

Movies that have stayed with me are The Secret in Their Eyes, Breathless, Heartbeats, Atonement, Inside Llewyn Davies, Withnail and I, Rear Window, Vertigo etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Earlier this year I taught a creative writing class for working street children in Kabul, Afghanistan. It was incredibly inspiring and I learned a lot from the children there!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories from some of the places I've lived, exuberant conversation about anything and everything, and good fresh Mexican cooking (although can't promise for its authenticity as I've never actually been!)

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guernsey, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Afghanistan, Nicaragua, Palestine, United Kingdom