After 5 years of teaching in secondary school and university I've left Australia to wander around the world

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm on my first big journey outside Australia and I want to see the way people live around the world, not just visit main streets and tourist attractions. I think the thing that makes a city most interesting is the people in it.

Interests

Hiking, cooking, theatre, running, book clubs, nightlife, gardens, old buildings, new cities

• books
• dining
• cooking
• recipes
• running
• nightlife
• clubbing
• hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

David Mitchell, 'Cloud Atlas' - comes with me everywhere. Other than that I like reading autobiographies, getting different perspectives from Joanna Lumley to Thomas de Quincey.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seen the sunrise from the middle of the Atlantic Ocean

Teach, Learn, Share

After working in kitchens for most of my teenage years I make profiteroles from memory - a good skill to have! Plus lots of other recipes, mostly pastry. I love to see how people come together over food.

I've also worked as a biochemist, maybe you have some questions about that?

What I Can Share with Hosts

I make a great pavlova.

Countries I’ve Visited

Barbados, Croatia, Dominica, England, Guadeloupe, Italy, Malta, Martinique, Montenegro, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, United States, Virgin Islands, British, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia