CURRENT MISSION

Gearing for aerial hoop lessons, as well as getting more confident with my fire fans (maybe one day I'll be brave enough to light them :P )

ABOUT ME

I am just about to start my PhD in Chemistry (Crystallography) at The University of Southampton. I can come across as shy at first, but I promise I'm an adventurous, creative (bit crazy) and sociable person, just easily startled by crowded rooms (rabbit headlights style). I fill my time with a number of hobbies listed somewhere down there, which I would love to share, equally love to add to the list so do tell me what you like to get up to, particularly if it is a bit kookie. For anyone who is keen a night of Salsa dancing is always good fun.

PHILOSOPHY

Be kind to others (simple but effective). Also, silly is good; silly hats doubly so.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Still figuring it out, I intend to host as well as staying at other couchsurfers' places. Very excited for things to come.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Amazing, have met so many people I would like to stay in touch with and have had so many great experiences because of Couch surfing, one or two wobbles but there has never been disaster. Would try to do couchsurfing again on my next mad trip. Excited for hosting when I have somewhere to offer people.

Interests

Circus Skills
Salsa
Archery
Fancy Dress
Reading
Writing
Poetry
Crochet and Knitting(Amigurumi)
Playing musical instruments badly(particularly the guitar and viola)

• writing
• poetry
• dancing
• salsa dancing
• wine
• red wine
• walking
• reading
• crochet
• juggling
• knitting
• guitar
• kayaking
• surfing
• archery
• chemistry
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite TV shows: Doctor Who, Sherlock, Red Dwarf, Blackadder, Firefly, Bones, QI

Favourite Movies: No, too Many!

Favourite Books:
"Deathless" by Catherynne M. Valente
"The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making" by Catherynne M. Valente
"Something Wicked This way Comes" by Ray Bradbury
"Reaper Man" by Terry Pratchett
"The Alchemaster's Apprentice" by Walter Moers
"The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
"The Chemistry of Tears" by Peter Carey
"The Book Theif" by Markus Zusak
"Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte
"The Great Gatsby" F. Scott Fitzgerald
"Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams (any everything else he's written)

Music: David Bowie, Megan Washington, Steam Powered Giraffe, Professor Elemental, Frank Turner, Fleet Foxes, Florence & the Machine, Johnny Flynn

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One?
Watching the boats in Paphos harbour
Walking around the ancient pyramids in Mexico
Salsa dancing in Havana
First glass of red wine in Bordeaux
Kayaking on the Rhone under the Pont d'Avignon
Sitting in front of Botticelli's "The Birth of Venus" in Florence
Thunderstorm in Venice

Teach, Learn, Share

Love to teach people their first Salsa steps.
Basic crochet stitches for amigurumi if anyone is interested.
Juggling and other circus skills.
Always interested in learning a bit about new languages and cultures.
Would love to pick up a few songs on the guitar, I can play a bit, but realistically I'm only in a position of learning for that one.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cuba, Cyprus, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom