I love nothing better than experiencing different cultures, sights, sounds, smells, sharing and swapping stories with people from all over the world! I can be an extrovert but am also very good at reading situations and if you need a bit of space I won't be offended, I'm happy to entertain myself as I'm not someone that gets easily bored!
In general I'm a very happy and excitable person who knows how lucky she is to be free to be travelling this epic planet!!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Some of the best experiences I have had whilst travelling have been as a result of couchsurfing. I love the buzz of meeting people I never would have met if I'd stayed in the small corner of England where I'm from!
The world on the whole is full of warm, kind and genuine people and meeting them is the essence of what couchsurfing is for me.

Interests

Exploring new places, stationary, vintage posters, embroidery, textures and textiles, art galleries, street art, staring out of train/bus windows, hearing mind boggling facts, keeping in touch with family and friends - near and far, health and fitness, frothy coffees, food!

• arts
• poetry
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• fitness
• yoga
• marathon
• running
• meditation
• reading
• socializing
• mountains
• travelling
• journaling
• crafting
• doodling

Music, Movies, and Books

Long list of books that I'm working through and love including -

The Bottom Billion - Paul Collier
Zen and the art of Motorcycle Maintenance -Robert M Pirsig

From the land of the green ghosts - Pascal Khoo Thwe
My Promised Land - Ari Shavit
Born to Run - Christopher McDougall
Everything was goodbye - Gusjinder Basran
The Namesake - Jhumpa Lahiri

Room - Emma Donoghue
Interpreter of Maladies - Jhumpa Lahiri
The Book of Negroes - Lawrence Hill
Say you're one of them - Uwen Akpan
The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy
The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt
The Book thief - Markus Zusak
When you're engulfed in flames - David Sedaris
Wild - Cheryl Strayed
The power of One - Bryce Courteney

Wonder - R.J.Palacio
The bandit queen - Phoolan Devi
Half the sky - Nicholas Kristof + Sheryl WuDunn

Films - The Intouchables, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, Gone Girl, Gladiator, Forest Gump, Blue is the warmest colour, Calamity Jane, Pulp Fiction, Shawshank Redemption, Into the Wild, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (original) Wild, Drive, The Notebook, Django Unchained

Music wise I would give anything a listen but mainly I like Indie/Accoustic.

But when I love a song I don't care who songs it, I love the power of a song to transport you to a time and place in your life - the feelings and memories they can evoke.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Swam in the lagoon at the bottom of the world's highest waterfall.
Lived with a Masai family.
Sat on the equator twice in one year, on two different continents!
Swum with whale sharks
Ran a marathon
Hitch hiked to Nordkapp/Arctic circle.

Travelled over 5700km in platzkart on the Trans-Siberian in winter and survived to tell the tale! ;)

Teach, Learn, Share

Trees don't grow even. They don't grow straight. Just however makes them happy.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My travel stories and positive, enthusiastic outlook on life, cooking together, my time :) I am respectful and tidy and always appreciative of hosts giving up their time and welcoming me into their home.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Northern Ireland, Norway, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, England, Kenya, United States