CURRENT MISSION

Travel the world to learn to appreciate this life to a greater extent than I already do.
Make people's day.
Find happiness purely through providing others with happiness.

ABOUT ME

Anything you want to know ask away.

I am interested in women's rights and gay rights although not being gay (nor a woman) myself. I worked with refugees for the Home Office for two years but quit in October 2014 due to conflicts the job brought with my moral ideals.

I enjoy the usual reading/writing/film/art to what I consider is the same context that anyone should invite such talents into their life.
I love festivals and a diverse array of music but my all time favourite are Fleetwood Mac.
More currently I'm loving Bonobo & some of my 90s kid favourites such as Squeeze, Beautiful South, Semisonic, Radiohead etc.
The Second favourite group are Talking Heads.

In the past enjoyed computer games a great deal but have finally grown away from them a bit. Notably spent a lot of time playing RuneScape (of course, I was the perfect age for it), and later League of Legends.

I love animals. Primarily house pets.
Basically all of them, but spiders aren't my thing, about the only one I can't do (I think).

PHILOSOPHY
There is always someone somewhere worse off than me, and therefore I have nothing to be down about.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love hosting and surfing! I try to be the kind of host that I would appreciate so much when I travel myself.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I have been a reasonably active member of the CS community for some time now, though haven't had a chance to use it that much recently.
I often use workaway and helpx to volunteer whilst I travel too.
Have met up with some other CSers along the way just for drinks and have found it a great comfort when travelling in areas of the world where I am less familiar.

Interests

I am interested in Human Rights, stemming from my work for the government with asylum seekers in the UK. This is my key passion and I hope to work in this field in the future whether through voluntary/paid work or research.

Also a particular favoured activity is writing ridiculous and usually inconsequential reviews on tripadvisor

• animals
• pets
• arts
• writing
• festivals
• human rights
• cooking
• running
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• music
• surfing
• languages
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

I am a keen reader of factual books (at present) about South Asia, somewhere I hope to one day reside though I don't know exactly where yet. I am presently on the move hunting for that place though.

I like films, particularly bad cinema because I find them funny. But also good films of course..
I don't want to list too many films I like as I fear many are a bit cliché.. But they're good films.. But I will say I love nature documentaries however do struggle with anything but Attenborough doing the narration!
I particularly enjoy political films, usually foreign political films, and speculative realistic political sci-fi films.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spent time on a farm in Romania learning how to live life without the benefits of the westernised world like having running water or Internet - AND LOVED IT!

Teach, Learn, Share

I am happy to aid people in furthering their English skills in return for basics of other languages!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can offer hosts an easy going and open minded stance on the world, I am happy to openly discuss any topic. Sometimes I find I talk too much but I am also good at listening.

I also like to feel like I deserve the pleasure of staying with someone so am more than happy to help out with cleaning and cooking and every day chores about the house.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Thailand, Ukraine, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

England