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Growing up...

ABOUT ME

I hate filling out these types of forms. I grew up in London. I studied History at Edinburgh University. I've lived in China and Slovakia. I've always been an outdoors type person and love hiking and camping. There's nothing better than swimming in the sea. I've been a judge on a Chinese talent competition (despite speaking mediocre Chinese and being completely talent-less). I dislike wine but love beer. I've always wanted to play a musical instrument but am sadly tone-deaf. My friends are very important to me and I love meeting new people. A cup of tea solves most things and I consider Jurassic Park a Christmas film. I'm currently deciding what I want to do with my life but it's an ongoing issue.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Currently, I cannot host because I am going travelling for a couple of months but I look forward to hosting in the future!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm new to couchsurfing but am looking forward to meeting lots of new and interesting people.

Interests

Travelling, world history and politics, hiking, rowing, jogging, learning languages, photography, sketching and painting, going to gigs, reading, studying/procrastinating, catching up with old friends and making new ones.

create your own visited

• photography
• sketching
• wine
• beer
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• camping
• swimming
• rowing
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite Films: Pulp Fiction, Snatch, Platoon, La Haine, Goodfellas, Jackie Brown, Howl's Moving Castle, Pan's Labyrinth, Aladdin, The Shawshank Redemption, City of God, Jurassic Park, Trainspotting, American Beauty, Gladiator...

Favourite Music: Erm, this changes all the time but I guess some of my all time favourites are; The Rolling Stones, the Doors, The Beatles, Blur, Radiohead, Beirut, Belle and Sebastian, The Foo-Fighters, David Bowie, Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs, Pink Floyd..

Favourite Books: The Book Thief, White Teeth, 1984, Midnight's Children, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Crime and Punishment, Shogun, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Client, Sanshiro, The Good Earth, Regeneration Trilogy, History Books!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiking up the highest sand dune at Midnight in the Western Saharan desert. We decided to climb it during a minor sandstorm and my body was entirely exhausted but once we finally reached the peak the view was unparalleled. The Berber man that went with us had some incredible stories about journeying across the desert from his home in Algeria and was kind enough to lend me a turban to keep the sand out of my face.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach, or at least attempt to teach:

English
French
Mandarin (spoken not written)
Tai Chi

Learn:

Whatever you have to offer!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Western Sahara

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Slovakia, United Kingdom