📍 DHA 7, Karachi

I’m 35, British (but Turkish at heart) and a graduate in youth and community work, and now postgrad in broadcast journalism working for a news channel!

I founded and ran a small but mighty homeless policy NGO/charity in the UK between 2015-2025.

When not working you can find me drinking coffee and listening to music or podcasts (or maybe smoking shisha at the same time).

Born near Worcester, UK, I was homeless at 18, completed an undergraduate degree, lived in London between 2016-2019 before moving to Turkey for 13 months. After Covid I moved to Birmingham for 3 and a half years and then back to London to complete my Masters at City, University of London between September 2024 and June 2025!

In September 2025, I left the UK and moved to Pakistan 🇵🇰😍.

I love meeting new people and exploring new things. So please feel free to message me!

If you’re ever in my spiritual home of Istanbul and need some advice I’m happy to help any time. If I’m in Istanbul when you’re here, then I’d love to show you around the place I call my second home!

Fun fact: Shisha and good coffee is the way to my heart - well, more my throat!

This app is so laggy with messages 🙂‍↕️

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Staying in hotels can be so boring, expensive and dull. I love meeting new people and getting to see the local hospitality.

Interests

Love music, politics, cycling, debating, coffee blogging, conversation, travelling, photography, media, shisha, cocktails

• photography
• human rights
• politics
• news
• traveling
• socializing
• podcasts
• music
• journalism
• social work
• couchsurfing
• london
• turkey
• europe
• netflix
• shisha
• wikipedia
• istanbul
• asian culture
• transport
• united kingdom
• spotify

Music, Movies, and Books

Love music and Spotify is my infinite bible. I love finding new music to listen too. Love reading online and movies, I’m not the biggest movie fan but I wouldn’t turn it down!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

More than one:

Gatecrashed the BAFTA TV Awards in 2017 and had a selfie with Ant and Dec (famous UK TV duo).

Travel 24 hours from Istanbul to Sofia, Sofia to Zadar, Zadar to Birmingham all for £52.

Upped my whole UK lifestyle in 10 days for a job in Pakistan.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have been homeless and studied bits of psychology and sociology. I love human rights and am a passionate campaigner. I ran a homeless charity in the UK because of my experience.

I love to learn about other cultures and experiences, so please feel free to message me so we can meet up or just chat on the phone/WhatsApp.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, conversation, a hug (I’m good at them apparently!), menemen and maybe even chocolate! 😁

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, England, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Pakistan, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Pakistan, Turkey, United Kingdom