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Overview

  • 8 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French, German
  • 34, Female
  • Member since 2012
  • Full time wanderer
  • Physics degree, and the university of life
  • From Village in Shropshire
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To have the type of adventures people write books about

ABOUT ME

Hmm, well, what would you want to know about me? Most of all, I love to hear peoples stories, traveling or otherwise, and I have a few to tell in return.

At the moment I'm traveling through southern Africa - so far I've been to Zambia, Zimbabwe and now I'm in South Africa. When I get back to the UK I'm starting a PhD in biophysics (nerd alert!)

PHILOSOPHY

If your dreams don't scare you, then they just aren't big enough

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I couchsurfed a few places when I traveled across Europe, hosted a few times at my home in Edinburgh and now looking to meet up with people in South Africa.

Interests

Travel ling, books, long walks and long conversations. Oh, and a casual interest in physics (just about to start my PhD). Just generally learning anything and everything really!

  • books
  • politics
  • traveling
  • history
  • physics

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Cry Freedom, Shawshank Redemption, Frances Ha
Music: Blue Scholars, Lupe Fiasco, Maya Jupiter
Books: On the Road- Jack Kerouac, Giovanni's Room - James Baldwin, The bluest eye - Toni Morisson

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitchhiked on the back of a cocoa bean truck in Ghana.

Teach, Learn, Share

Most of all, I love to share stories. At the moment, I am trying to learn about Southern African history and politics, would be great to hang out with some couchsurfing locals and hear what you guys have to say!
As for me, well, I have a pretty good knowledge of quantum physics from both a sciencey and philosophical perspective if anyone is interested in a conversation about that!

Countries I’ve Visited

Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Morocco, New Zealand, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, United States, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, United Kingdom

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