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Saltaire, England, United Kingdom
@becky_martin
Member since 2014
CURRENT MISSION Loving being an academic, I do work that I hope helps the world, researching communities and societies! ABOUT ME Vivacious, geeky, happiest in the wilderness or cooking something delicious. PHILOSOPHY Lots! Everything from existentialism to post-phenomenology, but on a daily basis, I'd say kindness and compassion are my big things.
Interested in Art
Interested in Dancing
Fluent in English
Learning Russian
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
Because I'm a roaming academic and I want to meet new lovely people to relax with, around the world!
Music, Movies, and Books
Musically, I love gentle and chilled things, stuff like Boards of Canada, Bonobo, Bon Iver and Daughter. Willing to try a bit of country, world music and jazz though! I love those foreign language films, where you really have to focus to understand what's going on - Also, documentaries set in far flung and amazing places, and stories about incredible people. My last favourite film was Salt of the Earth, it was wonderful. I like Cormack McCarthy, Will Self, Milan Kundera, books that make you think. I'm also writing a book at the moment about my research!
One Amazing Thing I've Done
I used to work in emergency planning before I did my PhD, so I used to write the plans to save peoples lives in emergencies.
Teach, Learn, Share
I teach as part of my university work, but I love to learn and share with others. I'm a bit of a bleeding heart liberal. :)
What I Can Share With Hosts
My cooking, my travel adventures, my love of discovering new things in old places. Let's explore everything!
My Interests
Everything is just too interesting!
