CURRENT MISSION

To make the most of a year in Shanghai!

ABOUT ME

I like to think I'm reasonably laid back with a good sense of humour and a passion for adventure, but then don't we all...

PHILOSOPHY

Experiences are everything.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Might be able to host once I've sorted my new place out.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Had a short but fab experience surfing couches so far. Looking forward to more!

Interests

Trying new things, meeting new people, food, cooking, music, reading almost anything, languages, the idea of Italy, Peterloo Massacre, early nineteenth century British prose, poetry and political writing, fin de siecle European literature, coffee, fine wines, kung fu, clubbing, theatre, running, silence, conversing with people without being chatted up and the smell of marker pens. Mmmm.

• writing
• literature
• poetry
• beauty
• dining
• cooking
• coffee
• running
• clubbing
• reading
• painting
• music
• surfing
• languages
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

I left this section blank for a long time as I didn't know where to begin, but here's a few... Music: breaks, house, electro, techfunk (not the bendy stuff), 90's club classics, Muse, Levellers, REM, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Pantera, Metallica (the old stuff). The list is pretty endless. Book list is DEFINITELY endless, but David Mitchell is one of my favourite living authors. Movies: Dogville, Secretary, Cube, The Talented Mr Ripley, Wilde, The Usual Suspects, many others, and sociological docs about how f**ked we all are.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Slovakia looking like a painting you could reach out and touch from the top of Giewont; listening to Thai people extoll the beauty of their country as we watch the sun set from the beach in Nai Yang.

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Germany, Netherlands, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Poland