*Feel free to check out my combined account which i've used for all my travelling up till now for references! I created a new account to host people on my own :)

I’m Katie, born to English/German parents (though I'm a lousy German and don't speak a word!) I I spent 18 years on this crazy beautiful planet living on a little island called Sri Lanka before moving to Wales to pursue my dream of studying music at university. I'm currently on an Erasmus adventure in Krakow, Poland!

Recently vegan and trying to live a less harmful life :)

I appreciate the little things in life; thunderstorms, long laughs, sad books, blanket forts and fairy lights, beautiful music, road trips with good friends, getting lost in nature, brown paper packages and handwritten letters. I sing, I play the flute, I draw, I watch, I photograph and sometimes I smile until my mouth hurts.

https://www.instagram.com/arkatier/

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I had my first Couchsurfing experience straight out of school and it was truly the most beautiful experience. We met some incredible people and are total converts to the culture of Couchsurfing and sharing our philosophies and skills and smiles (and couches of course)!

And now, several years later, I finally have a place where I can give a little back and get to host some awesome couch surfers of my own in Wales!

Interests

• arts
• poetry
• singing
• photography
• ethics
• vegan
• music
• live music
• classical music
• philosophy
• art
• sustainability
• permaculture
• learning new things
• exploring
• indie music
• learning
• museums
• veganism
• environmentalism
• green living

Music, Movies, and Books

Music- I love indie folk most of all. Artists like The Paper Kites, James Vincent Mcmorrow, Bon Iver and Benjamin Francis Leftwich and Matt Corby, but there's many more where that came from and I'd love to share... I also like classical music (and a bit of everything else)

Books- I haven't had too much time for reading lately outside my degree but The Little Prince (Le petite Prince) is my favourite book of all time and I recently I've been reading a bit of Peter Singer and also read 'Utopia for Realists' (an interesting book about the idea of Universal Basic Income) and find that kind of thing very interesting.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

For simplicitys sake I'll just go with my most recent adventure which involved Wwoofing (and trying my hand at paragliding) at a paragliding school on the Isle of Wight

Teach, Learn, Share

All things photography, the 3 ukulele chords i know ( :p ) ( I would offer to teach you the flute or at least play for you but i fear the likelihood that you happen to have a flute lying around without knowing how to play it is pretty slim!), vegan recipes, draw you a picture, attempt to teach a dog to shake hands and share all my stories and knowledge about Sri Lanka and my pretty great taste in indie folk ;)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I don't have much to offer in the way of big material gifts to show our appreciation but we'll do our best to at least have a token of our appreciation ( a postcard or some chocolates from home or where we've recently been for example) and when possible we can try and bake you something if you would like. Other than that we can share our smiles and stories from our life in Sri Lanka and recent travels

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Cook Islands, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Lithuania, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tonga, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Poland, Sri Lanka, Wales