Hey everyone~! I'm a happy-go-lucky person who lives in the moment, always up for exploring new places and meeting new people. My goal is to be able to look back on my life with no regrets! I was born and grew up in the UK, and at this moment I live in London, working full time whilst I write up my PhD thesis in organic chemistry, still holding onto my dream of one day being a successful creative writer.

As work is very busy right now, I can only host you for one night maximum so please bear this in mind when making your request.

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@yvi.elle

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Escaping the daily grind. I'm currently in a state of transition and would love to find more fulfilling experiences through meeting people from other cultures and expanding my horizons. I want to see and breathe the world, to walk on new soil, and to feel alive in another place. Maybe you can open my eyes to a brand new country~ :)

Interests

I adore: acroyoga, aerial hoop, aerial silks, climbing, cooking, cycling, flying trapeze, knitting, kpop dance, movies, parkour, pole, reading, tree climbing, writing, yoga. I also play violin, a bit of piano and gu zheng, and recently learned how to play the gayageum. I like to try out a lot of new things so do tend cycle through interests pretty quickly...

Equally happy to play board games, curl up on the sofa with a book or a movie, host come dine with me or on occasion, enjoy a night out with clubbing and cocktails!

• arts
• writing
• dancing
• cooking
• baking
• yoga
• clubbing
• flying
• movies
• board games
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• blogging
• knitting
• drawing
• bouldering
• piano
• violin
• cycling
• rock climbing
• beaches
• parkour
• chilling
• exploring
• kpop
• acroyoga
• urbex
• pole dance
• urban exploring
• tree climbing
• foraging
• fire spinning
• aerial acrobatics
• flying trapeze

Music, Movies, and Books

My taste in music is pretty eclectic. I was brought up as a classical musician so I appreciate anything with a good melody and hook. Genres I particularly like are: classical/symphonic metal/rock/dub/reggaeton/trap. As for movies and TV, I'm a romantic at heart so adore love stories and coming of age movies. I also like comedy, fantasy, supernatural, sci-fi and will watch most things apart from horror!

Music: Aerosmith, Big Bang, Bon Jovi, Bruch, Caravan Palace, Chopin, Clean Bandit, Dream Theater, Imagine Dragons, Fort Minor, Linkin Park, Lonely Island, Maroon 5, Muse, Mussorgsky, Orange Caramel, Pendulum, Rachmaninov, Symphony X, T-ARA, Vivaldi
Movies: La La Land, Phantom of the Opera, Studio Ghibli
Books: Angelfire, Anita Blake, Faust, The Hunger Games, Vampire Academy
TV: The 100, The Originals, Doctor Who, Fallen Angel, My Girlfriend is a Gumiho, The Thick of It, The IT Crowd, Look Around You

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbed Pico Turquino

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: cooking, aerials, foraging
Learn: languages, swimming, dancing
Share: memories <3

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my knowledge of East Asian cooking, teach you some pole, aerial hoop or parkour, and hopefully brighten your day with my stories and life experiences~! :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Vatican City State, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

England