ABOUT ME

I write short stories, collect old typewriters, play synthpunk cello in an 8-bit band, cook a lot of food, love oysters and cheese, drink more wine than is good for me, and dream of moving to new york city, one of these days.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Enjoyed the company of many a couchsurfer in Edinburgh and once spent a delightful impromptu week in Paris in a lovely flat. Also stayed in Beirut with the delightful Najwa, Noemi and Marie!

Interests

Cycling a bike round an abandoned airport, making up stories, putting on events/running venues, cooking feasts.

• dining
• cooking
• wine
• cheese
• baking
• running
• drinking
• cycling

Music, Movies, and Books

books, books, books, currently: Richard Brautigan, Miranda July, Tom Robbins, Mary Gaitskill, Barbara Gowdy, Jilly Cooper, Lydia Lunch, Richard Feynman's autobiography, Timothy Leary.

music!: the velvet underground, belle and sebastian, jeffrey lewis, dolly mixture, adorable new-wave girl groups, anything with hand claps, mixtapes with biro drawings on them.

Movies: B-Movie gore films (especially Hershall Gordon Lewis), Don't Look Now, Dario Argento, anything with Bette Davis, Jaan Svankmajer animations, secretly I also love 2012 and various films starring Nicholas Cage

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: baking bread, falling over in rollerskates, mixing a lovely martini, using a semi colon correctly,

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Laos, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United Kingdom, United States