CURRENT MISSION

make the most of life

ABOUT ME

Hi, my name is Cat. I grew up in England but am half German too.

I currently live in Cambridge where I am a primary school teacher. It is hard work but I love it!

PHILOSOPHY

It is better to regret the things you have done, than to regret the things you never did.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I attended quite a few events and weekends away through couchsurfing whilst living in Sydney. I used it to meet up with people during my Asia travels too. I have met lots of great people through it and hope to meet many more on future travels.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have surfed a few times and have used the site a lot to meet up with people during my travels.

Interests

I love getting outdoors and doing sports like cycling, swimming and salsa dancing. I am currently also getting back into bouldering and have enjoyed visiting walls in different cities on recent travels!

I like a fun night at the pub.

I love to cook and bake, preferably whilst listening to Ella Fitzgerald.

Obviously I love to travel! I have done a fair bit of travelling in Australia, Europe and the Americas. I have previously lived in Vancouver and Sydney, both of which were amazing.

I love to meet new people from all walks of life and experience what this great planet of ours has to offer. I have been blogging about my travels: http://www.travelpod.ca/members/calamitycat

Music, Movies, and Books

I have an ecclectic music taste - indie, swing, motown, country, drum and bass. In particular a fan of cheesy 80s classics.

I love to read, my favourite author is John Irving.

I like a good comedy or drama movie, am a huge wimp when it comes to anything scary.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have done a loop-the-loop in a plane - yes someone actually let me fly a plane!

Teach, Learn, Share

I speak fluent German, having been raised bilingually, so can provide a bit of language practice there. I promise to try and resist the urge of teaching you rude things to say and pretending it means something else....

I love to cook veggie stuff, always like to learn new recipes from others and impart my own.

I would love to improve my spanish - I learnt a fair bit when I travelled in South America a few years ago but seem to have forgotten most of it now...

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Malaysia, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Austria, Canada, United Kingdom