CURRENT MISSION

Fundraising and Education for Young People in Georgia

ABOUT ME

I'm 36, originally from the UK, but moved to Georgia in 2010 after a 17 year career with the NHS and working on film productions. Worked for the Ministry of Education and Science as a Teacher in public (state) schools across Georgia, then as a GCSE Geography Teacher, and now work full time on my NGO Oceans Project Georgia. About to row across the South Pacific Ocean, supposed to be raising funds and getting fit....

PHILOSOPHY

Enjoy life, do things you want to do rather than things that you feel you 'should' do.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love photography, film making, wildlife, architecture, opera, music, supra, and time with friends, which is very rare these days!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Been a member for a while, but only recently got my own place where I could host people. Always happy to meet folk for coffee, chat, and to look around Georgia.

Interests

wildlife, conservation, my PhD, psychology, photography, life.....pretty much most things. Scuba diving, outdoor swimming.

• wildlife
• culture
• architecture
• photography
• film making
• education
• coffee
• music
• opera
• outdoor activities
• scuba diving
• swimming
• teaching
• geography
• psychology
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Pink Martini, Pan's Labyrinth, love movies in general and concerts. Would love to read more books, but unfortunately they are really expensive here and not a massive variety of books written in English. Especially miss magazines, like Wanderlust!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Worked on some amazing film productions, encountered some fantastic wildlife.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach about setting up an NGO, about moving to another culture, and having a mid life career change!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Lithuania, Maldives, Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Georgia, Grenada, Latvia, United Kingdom