CURRENT MISSION

Grow up, maybe, in a few years

ABOUT ME

I grew up in a small town in the southern English countryside, but I am in love with London, where I have studied for two years. This year I spent a year on exchange in Grenoble, France, not working hard enough but enjoying making friends from all over the world.

PHILOSOPHY

"Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light." - Albus Dumbledore

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host when I can, sometimes go to weeklies and couchsurf often.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've couchsurfed around Europe and in China, Singapore and Malaysia.
I've hosted in London and attended weekly meetings in Grenoble.

Interests

I once sang in an a cappella group for two years and loved it.

There's not much I don't like to talk about. Linguistics, politics, economics, what so-and-so said to what's-her-face, science, cultural differences between countries, engineering, literature... though I don't know much.

I study maths. That's maths, with an s.

• literature
• singing
• politics
• tv
• a cappella
• economics
• engineering
• history
• mathematics
• science
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

A selection of my favourite pieces, in no particular order:

Earthquake - Labrinth feat. Tinie Tempah
Skeletons - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Carry On - fun.
And Can It Be - Charles Wesley
Leaving Hogwarts - John Williams
Can't Take It - The All-American Rejects
Daylight - Maroon 5

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Falling in love with my girlfriend.

London at sunrise.

Tallinn at sunset.

Kuala Sungai Pinang.

Desert in Xinjiang.

Getting on an MTR train in Hong Kong with no idea where I was going, taking a minibus to the middle of nowhere, then going for a walk in the hills with a local stranger.

Singing for Croatian TV outside Trsat Castle, overlooking Rijeka at night.

Hearing a group of slum children sing me happy birthday in Nairobi.

Les catacombes de Paris.

Driving in the Alps.

Teach, Learn, Share

Random facts about the London Underground, British society, basic linguistics, and I seem to have remembered much of GCSE history.

UK English.

Tell me about what makes your country/city different. Teach me a few words of your language. Tell me about yourself, and whatever you're passionate about. If you're interested enough in it, then I will be too.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, China, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United Kingdom