I'm a writer and performer from the UK. I mostly work in poetry, theatre, radio and short film. I did a lot of travelling when I was younger but when I graduated from drama school and started working I felt like I had to stay pretty rooted in the UK, to be 'available' in case something came up. Which of course it seldom did! So now I am freeing myself up again and rediscovering that travel bug I know I have. Because, ironically, how can you write about what it is to be a human alive in the world unless you have seen something of life and the world...

CURRENT MISSION

My housemate and I are interrailing around Europe from Jan - Feb 2020, keen to explore widely and to celebrate Europe and all things European (just as the UK leaves the EU 💔).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It's a fantastic way to meet people, have interesting conversations, and get to know someone's home town through the eyes of a local.

I haven't couchsurfed since a fantastic week spent in Amsterdam back in 2012, but keen to return to it. Of course I have had lots of other informal couchsurfing experiences, outside of the app, before and since that!

At the moment I'm a surfer, but as soon as I have the provisions to host I will :)

Interests

I'm a writer-performer with a broad interest spanning genres and media. Also a former international long-distance runner, and still run and play sport for pleasure, so I feel equally at home at a performance poetry evening, indie cinema, or watching football.

• writing
• poetry
• performing arts
• acting
• festivals
• dining
• running
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• piano
• backpacking
• camping
• sports

Music, Movies, and Books

Too many to list. These are my principal love. Currently reading Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro after a serious bout of food poisoning!

Teach, Learn, Share

Conversations about art, particularly theatre and literature, and about politics (I am a fledgling socialist and activist, catalysed by recent events in the UK...!)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Engaged conversations about a whole range of stuff, and can cook a decent risotto. Also the possibility of sharing a poem or two if the moment is right.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Hungary, Nepal, New Zealand, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Ethiopia, Wales