Curious queer human seeks similars (or dissimilars) for fun and meandering conversation :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet interesting people in order to share knowledge and fun :)

Interests

Alternative education; the maker movement; philosophy; psychology; queer culture; feminism; social justice; science and technology; gender and trans theory.

• arts
• writing
• books
• festivals
• education
• environment
• cooking
• wine
• yoga
• drinking
• politics
• technology
• reading
• live music
• alternative music
• cycling
• psychology
• science
• play
• unschooling
• social justice
• craft beer
• games
• anarchism
• alternative education
• gender
• queer culture
• relationship anarchy
• democratic education

Music, Movies, and Books

Films: Withnail & I, I Heart Huckabees, In The Loop, Pi, Stardust, Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Time Bandits, Death Becomes Her, A Scanner Darkly, Pan's Labarinth, Watchmen

Music: The Cure, Pixies, Primal Scream, Blur, Belle & Sebastian, Marika Hackman, Peaches, Chastity Belt, Warpaint, Father John Misty, Courtney Barnett.

Books: Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke, A Secret History by Donna Tartt, Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts, American Gods by Neil Gaiman, Only Forward by Michael Marshall Smith, Vurt by Geoff Noon, Stone Junction by Jim Dodge

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Set up a radical education project where the children make the rules.

Teach, Learn, Share

Consensus decision making; collaborative problem solving; non-violent communication; conflict resolution; self-directed learning; project-based learning; forest school; bushcraft; sewing; crochet; fixing things; creative electronics.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am happy to help out with any jobs that need doing. My area of expertise is alternative education but I'm also pretty good at fixing things and general problem solving. I can help facilitate collective decision making, problem-solving and conflict resolution.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Guernsey, India, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Laos, Malta, Mongolia, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Russian Federation, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom