Hi guys :)

I am currently working at Balmer's Hostel in Switzerland, but I grew up on the island of Jersey just of the coast of France. I studied Aerospace Engineering at the University of Bath and then went on to work for Rolls Royce designing jet engines for a year, before I got really depressed and moved to Paris to work in a hostel.

I am trying to become a filmmaker and I am currently writing a Netflix series, which probably will never get picked up, but what sort of attitude is that? I have had plays that I've written be performed, but I much prefer the medium of writing for film, I suppose I think more in terms of cameras than I do a stage.

My main hobby at the moment is paragliding. I learnt as soon as I moved to Switzerland and have been flying ever since. I recently went to Turkey for a month to train acrobatics over the sea, which was incredible, but there's nothing like flying as the sun is setting over the Swiss Alps :)

I'm really friendly, some people think I'm funny, others don't. Meeting new people is one of the many joys of being a traveller and I hope to continue this trend on this platform - I'm excited to see where it leads!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Having worked in hostels for two years, and having stayed in them for five, I'm pretty fed up of them!

I love meeting new people, but I also love getting a taste of a place I stay from someone who knows the cool, funky, obscure places that would be impossible to find without them, something that I wouldn't get from an Air B'n'B.

I am entirely new to couch surfing, but a lot of the people I meet at work have raved about their experiences with locals and so now I feel it's time for me to try it for myself :)

Interests

• writing
• photography
• wine
• coffee
• sports
• paragliding
• cinema
• whisky
• gin
• screenwriting

Music, Movies, and Books

I have a strange and varied music taste; it really depends on what mood I'm in. I like everything from the Red Hot Chili Pepper to Joni Mitchell to Talking Heads to Led Zepplin.

Movies again I love everything really, good or bad. Mostly I watch lots of dark arthouse movies that are so obscure they've probably only been seen but a few hundred people, so it's nice to watch a light-hearted rom com every now and again! As long as the writing is good, I don't really mind what the film is; I'll be fixated :)

I am not a huge reader; I've actually only ever read six books myself, but my mum is a huge book lover and it's always a joy to hear about what's she's reading. So I would be more than happy for you to educate me about your current reads!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Paraglided with skis off the Jungfrau mountain!

Teach, Learn, Share

I was an engineer in a former life, so I'm pretty handy if you have anything that's broken and needs fixing! Beyond that I have a lot of random knowledge but can't really think of anything specific I can teach you, unless you're really interested in aeroplanes or cinema :)

Learning is one of my favourite things to do and so if there's anything at all you can try and teach me I would be grateful and be a model student!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love sharing food, wine, gin, whisky, stories, conversation, hugs, laughs, tears, walks, bus rides, train rides, movies, TV shows, plays, musicals, thoughts, opinions and travels. But nothing else.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Guernsey, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jersey, Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Jersey, Switzerland, United Kingdom