Hello! I'm Marie, 30 and a full-time student at the University of Derby. I am married with a 9 year old son and all my student loans go on household bills and family needs. I love to get away from it all at the end of each semester for a few days at a time (I don't like to be away from my family for too long) to de-stress and explore and discover predominantly European countries, simply because they're more on my doorstep and I don't have to lose a day travelling. I don't fit the student prototype because I don't enjoy drinking, clubbing and parties. I don't have anything against it, it's just not my thing. I don't mind a swift pint in the pub, or going out to dinner, entertaining with dinner at home with friends... that's more my style.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm on couchsurfing because I love the idea of living like a local, I think it makes travel more authentic. Plus, I like the idea that I can go to stop with someone and not have to worry about spending money on a hotel and equally, it means someone can come and stop in our home and can save on their finances too. It just seems like a really great idea.

Interests

Psychology, children's education and well-being, history, museums, reading crime fiction, travelling, hiking, caravanning, chatting over good coffee, dog walking, visiting historical sites of interest.

• dogs
• education
• coffee
• walking
• reading
• traveling
• hiking
• history
• psychology
• historic sites

Music, Movies, and Books

I don't really watch TV or films so I don't really know what to put here! I think the last thing I watched was the Lego Movie which I took my son to see a while back, and that was okay.

Books: anything by Freya North, Ernest Hemingway and Robert Galbraith.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm not sure what to put here, ask me a question and I'll happily answer it instead! :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Northern Ireland, Spain, Tunisia, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom