My friend Alana and I are driving from the UK to Ghana and back in my 2003 van! Looking for people to show us their local area :D.

Gave up the digital nomad life during COVID, got one of those ‘real career’ things in the government working on UN Peacekeeping but now taking a much needed career break to hit the road once more! Note, we are both sober - we enjoy trying new alcohol free beer or wine though.

Never been able to host because even at 30, I can’t afford my own place in London… one day though I hope!!

I would describe myself as a thoughtful, fast-talking, slightly crazy adventurer. In the summer of 2018, I drove from London to Mongolia and back (17,000 miles) through Europe and the Silk Road/ Central Asia before returning through Russia. Shortly after returning home, I contacted the Northern California Land Rover Club and ended up going out there to go rock-crawling in Tahoe National Forest :).

While studying, I spent the summers of 2013 + 2014 visiting every country in South-East Asia. Summer 2015 I visited South America for 2 months and the USA for a month. In the summer of 2016, I travelled the USA and Canada for over 2 months too. 2017 I spent a month in the USA, Barbados and Denmark then spent the summer in Israel, Palestine and Jordan. 2018 I went all around the world!

Places couchsurfed: Miami, FL. Dallas, TX. Austin, TX (x2). San Antonio, TX. Tallahassee, FL. Washington D.C. Burlington, VT. Boston, MA (x2). Portland, ME. New York City, NY. New Haven, CT. Stamford, DE. Princeton, NJ. Phily, PA. Newark, DE. Baltimore, MD. Chicago, IL. San Francisco, CA (x2). LA (x 4 hosts different places), CA. Riverside, LA. Providence, RI. Barbados. Haifa (Israel). Jerusalem (Israel), Cairns, Townsville, Airlie Beach (x2), Surfers Paradise, Christchurch (NZ), Kaikoura (NZ), Nelson (NZ), Honolulu (x2), San Jose, CA (x2), Oceanside, CA. Berkeley, CA. New Orleans, LA. Atlanta, GA. Mobile, AL. Columbia, SC. Durham, NC. Richmond, VA. Whitefish, MT.

Number of hosts stayed with: 50.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing is by far my favourite way to see a place and truly get to know it. I love hanging out with my hosts and getting to know them/ their friends/ their fav hangouts. I like it because it feels like I've got family all over the world - it makes me less homesick as I know that somebody is spending their day wondering what I've got up to, what time I'll be home, or taking me on their adventures with them.

I've had some amazing couchsurfing hosts:
- Even got a weeks work experience at a law firm in New York City after staying on a lawyers couch for one night in Tallahassee Florida!
- Taken cliff-jumping several times, to different waterfalls, for the best pizza ever in New Haven, and been on a motorbike tour of San Antonio followed by a Jazz festival etc.
- Host in Burlington drove me over 6 hours in one day to go tubing in the White Mountains as there was no public transport. We got along so well, 3 years later I ended up staying with her again in NOLA for Mardi Gras in 2019.
- One in SF worked for Couchsurfing and I went to Couch Crash that weekend, went to a fancy gala at the Jewish Art Museum, and hung out at Couchsurfing HQ. Got along so well I went back and stayed again later that year.

兴趣

My main interests lie in history, politics and law (particularly of the USA). However, I also love photography, dancing, playing board games, cross-stitching, snowboarding, adrenaline filled sports, ice hockey, Land Rovers etc. I just love being with other people and being out and about.

• politics
• music
• kayaking
• history
• law

音乐、电影和书籍

I love so many different types of music: Rock, Screamo, Pop, Country, Rap etc! I love Bring me the Horizon, Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw, 50 Cent, Eminem etc. My fourteen year old self won't allow me to let go of my passion for bands like Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco, Never Shout Never, Cute Is What We Aim For, Plain White T's etc.

Movies? Again, so many. I like comedy, chick flicks, actions, horrors etc. A few of my favourites: Dark Knight, The Butterfly Effect, Wild Child, Now You See Me, John Tucker Must Die, Mean Girls, Bridge to Terrabitha, Hide and Seek, The Ugly Truth, Limitless, Pitch Perfect, Country Strong, Law Abiding Citizen, Taken, The House I Live In etc.

Books: I love a good murder mystery but also enjoy romance and legal thrillers. Currently John Grisham is my favourite author. Love the book 'we were young', and also love author Mayra Hornbacher. Despite being a history student, I weirdly hate reading history books... Don't ask how I pass my degree! All I can say is thank GOD for Wikipedia.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

- Drove from London to Mongolia and back in a ‘01 Freelander Land Rover.
- Rode a bull and lassoed cows in Masbate, the Philippines whilst staying with this 50-year old man I met on a random boat journey who offered to host me.
- Spontaneously went on a road trip around Californias National Parks with 6 French guys I met in a hostel in Vegas.
- Hired an RV by myself and toured Northern California.
- Went to Couchcrash in SF and hung out at the Couchsurfing HQ! :)

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

Crafting things like cross-stitch and scrapbooking - I love craftivism (google it)! I can also share historical knowledge and travel stories from around the world and er... love and kindness. Oh and information on how to live a freelance lifestyle.

I am afraid I will not be cooking for you as I am totally hopeless in the kitchen... unless chicken nuggets and potato waffles are your favourites (because they are mine!!)

我游览过的国家

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Palestine, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales, Western Sahara

我居住过的国家

Canada, United Kingdom