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Overview

  • 46 references 14 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Khmer, Spanish
  • 42, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • Student, teacher, writer and a real bad artist
  • I somehow managed to get myself 3 MAs
  • From Manchester, England, United Kingdom
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

hitch hike the world, mumbling my way through conversations in languages I do not know and maybe get lost once or twice

ABOUT ME

I dance in public
I dont sing
I can read a map
But still get lot sometimes
I always wondered why nobody talk on public transport.

I love meeting new people, exploring new places and cultures and generally learning about the world. Music, art, human right, conversation and really good coffee are my passions in life.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is life. Enjoy it, embrace it, love it...sometimes you might have to cry but with good friends you never need to be scared of it.

This song will change your life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I bring snacks.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have surfed, I have slept, I have drank. In jungles, cities and beaches. It was fun....I look forward to one having my own place so I can invite all those of have met on my travels to surf my couch and many others. For now I have made some amazing friends and met some wonderful people

Interests

Everything and everywhere. Travel, art, music, people, books, films, cooking (I cannot guarantee I am very good), teaching.

  • arts
  • books
  • singing
  • dancing
  • cooking
  • coffee
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • languages
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies....Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Juno, Little Miss Sunshine, Sideways, Burn After Reading, Garden State, The Constant Gardner,
Waltz with Bashir, Once, In Search of a Midnight Kiss, Shawshank Redemption, The Replacements,

Music..I will listen to anything and generally like it. My musical education comes from others

Books...Perpolis, Sleepers, Shooting History, Grapes of Wrath, We Need To Talk About Kevin, A Heartbreaking work of Staggering Genius, The Wind Up Bird Chronicles, Half a Yellow Sun, To Kill A Mocking Bird, On The Road, Norweign Wood, Bird Song, A Million Pieces - I read a lot!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spent a year cycling around London on a bike called Dolly. Then I decided to cycle from Darwin to Perth...it was a little bit more difficult.

Been dancing in the rain, and took 20 students to Quito for a day trip and managed to bring them all back without loosing one (you dont know how difficult this was).

I have been part of the couchsurfing community of Auckland, NZ. That is a truly amazing experience

Teach, Learn, Share

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Thailand, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Cambodia, Ecuador, Guatemala, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States

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