I’m a project manager on international development and training programmes. I'm originally from London, and have lived here most of my life. I'm also a trained yoga teacher and shiatsu practitioner. I consider myself a very accepting person, positively embrace diversity and consider this to be a very important quality in the people I spend time with too. In my free time I like to play the guitar, sing, study philosophy, meditate, watch movies, debate around the big issues, travel the world, explore without a map, have bonfires and bbqs, tell and hear stories. I'm a huge fan of Pina Bausch and am part of a dance theatre group. I really enjoy being by the sea and have a passion for wildlife watching, rowing and sailing. I love being around people with lots to talk about, strong interests and a passion for life. I look forward to meeting you!

Interests

• books
• singing
• performing arts
• dancing
• yoga
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• teaching
• history
• science
• social science

Music, Movies, and Books

Films: Everything Everywhere All At Once, Varda by Agnès, Adaptation, Belle de Jour, The Balad of Naryama, Pina, Paprika, Homeland (Iraq Year Zero), Tip Top, Orlando, Survive Style 5+, El Espiritu De La Colmena, Ida, The King of Comedy, Festen, The Cow, The Missing Picture, Everything by Pedro Almodovar.

Books: Invisible Cities. The Periodic Table. The Memory of Love. Norwegian Wood. City of Djinns. 100 Years of Solitude. House of Spirits. Germania. Hiroshima. Narcissus and Goldmund. Time Travellers Guide to Medieval England. Fran Lebowitz.

Music: The Magnetic Fields. The Pixies. Bjork. Nina Simone. Fayrouz. Cat Stevens. Nilüfer Yanya. Regina Spektor. A. R. Rahman.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

After a seven-day trek through the foothills of the Himalayas in West Bengal, India, standing at the Tiger Hill viewpoint and seeing the mountains for the first time - the only thing that beat this was standing on the peak of Mt. Kangchenjunga five days later.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach yoga, meditation, and how to play the guitar (or ukelele). I also love to cook and I’m happy to share those skills too. I like to learn songs, especially folk songs, while travelling to new places, and learn about the history of the area and experiences of the locals.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Madagascar, Netherlands, Palestine, Peru, Poland, Réunion, Saint Lucia, Scotland, Seychelles, Spain, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bolivia, Netherlands, United Kingdom