CURRENT MISSION

Go west from Tennessee, especially to Texas & California!

ABOUT ME

Hi! I'm Rachel. I'm from the UK and study History at the University of Kent, Canterbury, although right now I am on a year abroad at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
One of my major passions is travelling. Studying abroad has been a great experience in being able to travel across America and although I have travelled before this, (mostly in Europe and to South Africa) it's only encouraged me to want to travel as much as i possibly can! Staying with local people in new places only enhances the experience!

PHILOSOPHY

Life comes first. Always do what you want, not what you think you should.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Mostly surfing. Being a student and living in University accommodation means I have no couch to offer right now.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Little first hand experience; I have a lot of friends who say great things about couch surfing.

Interests

Books & tea, TV & film, beer & meeting new people.

• books
• beer
• tv
• traveling
• surfing
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite movies include: Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Before Midnight, Leon, Reservoir Dogs, Schindler's List, How to Train Your Dragon, Dr. Strangelove, American Beauty, Amelie, Pan's Labyrinth, The Big Lebowski, Her.

Favourite music includes: Warren Zevon, Johnny Cash, Sigur Ros, Marc Cohn, The National, The Lumineers, HAIM, First Aid Kit, Frightened Rabbit, Arctic Monkeys, Ben Howard, Pearl Jam, Bonobo, Fleetwood Mac, Jackson Browne.

Favourite books include: Youth - J.M. Coetzee, The Book Thief - Markus Zusak, Catch 22 - Joseph Heller, Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy, Pig Tales - Marie Darrieussecq, Engleby - Sebastian Faulks, For Whom The Bell Tolls - Ernest Hemingway, The English Patient - Michael Ondaatje, The Food of the Gods - H.G. Wells and any poetry by Charles Bukowski, Pablo Neruda and Carol Ann Duffy.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Being on safari at 5am, watching a cheetah hunt a gazelle as the sun rose.

Teach, Learn, Share

I always make an effort to try and learn some of the language from the place I'm staying in or the people I meet, and I love helping anyone who asks to improve their English.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Italy, Netherlands, South Africa, Sweden, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States