Why I’m on Couchsurfing

it is interesting to meet new people and i also have many places around the world that i would still like to see.

Interests

love all things creative - movies, theatre, watching people dance (and occasionally attempting to myself - i have done a bit of swing/jive in my time), i LOVE music more than anything on earth (it is like my oxygen, i cannot go a day without it), looking at art and painting with oil. i also am very passionate about words (both writing and reading other peoples). one of the things i love about travelling is that i always write a lot on trains.
i am also fascinated by all the big questions - who are we? why are we here? where have we come from and where are we going? (i am not someone who believes that the material world is the be-all and end-all of reality). so, love reading/learning about different religions, spirituality as it's perceived and practiced in different cultures, quantum physics - all the mind-boggling stuff!

• arts
• writing
• dancing
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• music
• physics
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

anything from the 1970's/1980's with jack nicholson in it (it is his fault i have chosen the acting profession!). anything from same time period with dustin hoffman in it (midnight cowboy is a work of genius). or meryl streep. or michelle pfeiffer. or deniro or pacino. closer to home - any films by ken loach or pawel pawlikoski or shane meadows. any films with paddy considine. favourite director of all time is woody allen.

if you are fan of the work of richard curtis you are not allowed to stay with me (no i'm joking. but seriously - if you are i will be happy to educate you on GOOD british directors).

books - everything by charles bukoswki. adrian mole books by sue townsend. 1984 by george orwell. i am that - nisargadatta. autobiography of a yogi - yogananda. true crime books. spiritual autobiographies. songs my mother taught me by marlon brando. the works of carl jung.

music - bob dylan, tori amos, pink floyd, the who, the dead weather, wolf alice, the beatles/john lennon, lorde, akala, nerina pallot, lianne la havas, radiohead, bob marley, regina spektor, rodrigo and gabriella, london grammar, billy joel, paul simon, sinatra, amy winehouse, p.j harvey, janis joplin, nick drake, jewel, sinead o connor, eva cassidy, nirvana, camille, elliott smith, billie holiday, pete doherty, the smiths, tom waits, fiona apple, laura marling, marika hackman, lisa hannigan, damien rice, joni mitchell, neil young, the list goes on...

comedians - bill hicks, george carlin, stewart lee. rik mayall in the young ones. peter cook.

comics - lighter than my shadow, epileptic, from hell, promethea, my friend dahmer.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

i directed a play that i had written and i was also in it, so this was slightly terrifying on three fronts - but also fun to do.

Teach, Learn, Share

i am always fascinated to learn anything new about other peoples cultures. it is also good to learn about nice places to visit that only locals know about.

if i'm free i can show you around london. if i'm not i can certainly tell you some nice places to go (not oxford street!). i can teach you the limited english i know.

What I Can Share with Hosts

tea, cake. opinions galore. a bed for the night.

(you also have the option of simply taking a bed for the night and passing on the other three!).

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Italy, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

England