I'm Ellyse. I'm 22. At present I live in Chester. I've done a fair bit of travelling and want to do so much more. Currently knuckling down to a 9-5 for a few more months in this city where I know noone. Moving to Devon in the spring to move into a caravan, work on a campsite and spend my evenings and days off living the dream. There'll be campfires and cards, jamming sessions and book time, hammock chilling and hopefully some surfing.
Longer term plan is to convert a van and leave the UK in Nov 2015 for an adventure driving all the way across Eurasia. We'll see how that goes...

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

I want to be taught how to play the guitar ... without paying to do so.
I want to be taught Russian ... without paying to do so.
I want my hair to become more dreaded ... without paying to do so.

I want to teach you French or Spanish ... without you paying me to do so.
I want to let you crash in my living room ... without making you pay to do so.
I want to go for a coffee in an independent coffee shop with you wherever we happen to be and talk and have my eyes widened by your thoughts and opinions. ...we'll pay for the coffee but not the wisdom we'll acquire.

Money shouldn't be what makes the world go around. We've forgotten how to trade skills in twenty-first century Europe. Let's unwind the tangled rhythm of life that's forced upon us.

(I don't want a romantic rendezvous, that may be something that doesn't involve money, but I'm not interested.)

兴趣

language learning and teaching
travelling the world
music festivals
cooking
baking
checking out independant restaurants / coffee shops
foraging for fruit
learning the guitar
skiing
attempting to make crafty things
listening to jazz or chilled beats
camping and caravanning
the outdoors
the national trust
writing cards for all occasions and sending presents whenever possible
simplifying all the complicated demands we trouble ourselves with

• writing
• books
• music festivals
• festivals
• cooking
• coffee
• baking
• shopping
• traveling
• music
• jazz
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• camping
• surfing
• skiing

音乐、电影和书籍

Music... is a passion. I like all sorts. Sometimes it's GreenDay, sometimes it's smooth jazz, sometimes it's even the most obscure acoustic I can find on spotify from the furthest corner of the earth. My current playlist however features Jason Mraz, Birdy, Hozier, Lighthouse Family, Of Monsters And Men, Oasis, KT Tunstall, Nerina Pallot and Kodaline. Make of that what you will.

Movies... they just don't interest me. Everest was good. I've seen Oliver Twist many times. Beyond that, a world without films wouldn't bother me in the slightest.

Books... real life stories of travel, adventure or survival.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Hitchiked with my friend from Birmingham, UK to Sighetu Marmatiei, Romania (1177 miles) in 58 hours without spending any money on transport, raising over £500 for a group of charities. If you're fascinated, check the video out ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YooHIlHqeQU

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我游览过的国家

Albania, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cuba, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Wales

我居住过的国家

France, Portugal, Romania, Spain