Hi everyone

I'm a 24-year-old master's graduate moving to London for a new job. I'm passionate about reading, writing, travelling, running and meeting new people. I'm easy going, liberal in my beliefs and politics and enjoy having a good laugh as much as an intimate conversation.

I've lived abroad (in Paris for 3 months) and travelled a lot throughout Europe, mostly by hitchhiking. Some of my most fond memories are with people I met on holiday unexpectedly.

My situation isn't typical in that I won't be travelling and I am a native. For me coachsurfing presents an opportunity to live in London for a couple of weeks to a month before finding a flat of my own in a convenient location. I'll be working typical 9-5 hours during the week but I'm always up for getting to know my hosts and doing fun social things with them!

I'm an open book so hit me up with any questions you may have people!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Covered in the about me section :)

Interests

• running
• traveling
• music
• surfing
• hitchhiking
• cultural immersion
• tv series
• film
• fiction
• creative writing
• writing poetry

Music, Movies, and Books

Films: In Bruges, Forrest Gump, City of God, La Haine, Up, Toy Story (1-3), Zoolander, Cast Away, Revolutionary Road, Her, 12 Years A Slave, Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind, The Matrix, The Truman Show, American Beauty, E.T., Thin Red Line, Bowling for Columbine, The Godfather, A Separation, The Dark Knight, Good Will Hunting, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Juno.

Music: The Smiths, Jeff Buckley, Queen, The Rolling Stones, Bonobo, Bon Iver, Jose Gonzalez, Thomas Newman, Beethoven, Debussy, Alexi Murdoch, Gregory Alan Isakov, Josh Rouse, Ryan Adams, Oasis, The Beatles, The Verve, The Kooks, Of Monsters and Men, The Tallest Man On Earth, Elbow, Lykke Li, Sufjan Stevens, Aloe Blacc, Blur, Grizzly Bear, Blind Pilot.

Novels: 1984, The Great Gatsby, A Note of Madness, Catcher In The Rye, The Kite Runner.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I hitchhiked from France to Croatia to raise money for the charity Link Community Development.
Right now I'm training for Brighton Marathon this April with the sponsorship of Alzheimer's Research UK.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach
You decide the subject and I'll do my best. My background is in the humanities (film) and social sciences (journalism).
Learn
How other people live and how their culture informs their lifestyle.
Share
Conversations, events in London (I love film festivals and live jazz in particular), worldviews.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love cooking for people.

I can help non-native speakers with their English. I worked as a private English Tutor in Paris for a while.

Most important, fun stories and company!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United Kingdom