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Overview

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  • Fluent in English; learning French, German, Spanish
  • 48, Female
  • Member since 2010
  • Freelance musician and music teacher
  • BA in Literature, Masters in Music Performance
  • From Belfast, Northern Ireland
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

I'm on a tour of Europe, performing and writing songs about the people I meet

ABOUT ME

I'm a musician and a writer. I've always loved storytelling and people's everyday stories constantly amaze me. This summer, I'm travelling across Europe like a troubadour, collecting stories of people I meet and turning them into songs. I'm excited about the experiences I'll have and how they'll shape me.

PHILOSOPHY

I think communication makes us better. I think the stories we tell and hear influence our lives.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm looking forward to becoming part of the community by surfing, then hosting when I come back from my travels.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I am just setting off on my travels and have never couch surfed before - but heard great things about it!

Interests

Music, books, food, travel, storytelling, having fun, having great experiences

  • writing
  • books
  • singing
  • dining
  • clubbing
  • gardening
  • traveling
  • music
  • jazz
  • piano
  • canoeing
  • surfing
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Very brief selection.....

Music: Bjork, Wild Beasts, Gil Scott Heron, Mahler, Kate Bush, Sufjan Stevens, Berio, Wagner, Animal Collective.

Authors: Haruki Murakami, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Hemmingway, Bulgakov, Isabel Allende, Andrey Kurkov, Angela Carter

Films: Delicatessen, True Romance, Amelie, Tilsammen, Happiness, Napoleon Dynamite, Little Miss Sunshine

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Canoeing to a tiny Swedish island to gather mussels, Watching the sunset from Montjuic in Barcelona, performing solo at a jazz club in New York, picnicing in a tiny secret garden in Dorset in England.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach singing and beginners piano (from home and whilst on the road as I have my keyboard with me!). I would love to improve the languages I currently speak and to learn new ones too.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom

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