I'm an easygoing traveller, always looking for adventure and meeting new people. I love to talk, try new foods, and party. I also enjoy chilling out at the beach, walking round cities, sitting in cafes or shisha bars reading a book.

I have travelled a lot of Asia over the past few years, and would love to see more of Europe and North Africa. I'm starting to train to be a teacher, so I am planning on taking city breaks and the occasional longer trip somewhere.

I love stories and most of my life is consumed by them: either telling, listening, reading, watching. Of course I love film, music, reading fiction, listening to nonfiction and podcasts. I like to take photos, but I am not that good at it.

I get on with most people, but I love artists and people who are good at debating.

I enjoy partying, but would rather have one great night out a month than an average time every night.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am on Couchsurfing to meet new people, and get more of a local experience when I visit places.

I have hosted people in the past (when I lived in Shanghai) and loved showing them a typical expat lifestyle. I intend to host more when I move out of my parents house.

My two areas of focus when I travel: people and food. Always.

Interests

I'm a sucker for a good story, but aren't we all? Be it through reading, watching, looking or listening - I'll like it.

I am interested in different cultures, specifically East Asia, Eastern Europe and African. I love language and will try my best to mimic what I hear (sometimes this makes me look stupid though)...

I jog three times a week, and do yoga. I am about to begin kickboxing as a way to exercise, have fun and destress.

I am also interested in meditation - I have been to a couple of Vipasanna retreats - but I struggle to keep up this habit regularly.

• writing
• poetry
• yoga
• reading
• camping
• wrestling

Music, Movies, and Books

I am a huge fan of anything related to coming of age and self-realisation.

My favourite music changes all the time. I will always love Pink Floyd, The Smiths and Joy Division. I am a big fan of Funk and Soul - Gwen McCrae is one of my favourite artists. I also enjoy Deep/Tech House and really enjoy Leon Vynehall, Sonny Fodera and Midland.

My favourite movies are Boyhood, Dead Poets Society, Freedom Writers, Boyz N The Hood and The Way Way Back.

My favourite books are Keep The Aspidistra Flying - George Orwell, Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman, How Not to be a Boy - Robert Webb, The Wind Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murikami, and Wild - Cheryl Strayed.

Podcasts I love: Joe Rogan Experience, 83 Weeks, Serial, Something to Wrestle, and Milk the Cow.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I volunteered at an English school in Hanoi during its initial opening. I met some amazing people, and got to experience Hanoi in a truer way - rather than just going to bars speaking to westerners, I was chilling with Vietnamese people, meeting their families, drinking rice wine and smiling a lot.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have an extensive knowledge of professional wrestling from the 1970s to the present :)

I also write poetry and prose.

I am an English teacher as well.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, questions, recommendations, a beer, a dance partner, a polaroid photo, a designated driver, an alibi.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Laos, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Poland, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United Kingdom