I am friendly, passionate and like to smile a lot. I love sharing and hearing people's stories. I'm very straight-talking, and pretty emotionally chilled.

I have very recently got married and moved to the Isle of Skye (although still a student in Glasgow). Previously I've worked with asylum seekers in Glasgow, in development overseas and in ESOL education. We house share with which sadly means we don't have a home to share. This is difficult as I love hosting and welcoming people to my wonderful home country - Scotland. I'm also brand new to Skye so not got a lot of knowledge (yet!).

"It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for – and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing. It doesn't interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool – for love – for your dreams – for the adventure of being alive."

Что привело меня на Couchsurfing

I want to travel more for fun and not just for work. When I travel I want to stay with locals to get to hear good stories and make friends.

Интересы

- Art
- History (old stuff)
- Politics
- Finding beauty in the small things
- Beer
- Laughing

Музыка, кино и книги

Music: Folk, Soul, Rock +

Films: Period dramas, Political dramas, War films, Dystopian, Social Commentary

Books: Far from the Madding Crowd, Biographies of unconventional bad-ass women

Классная вещь, которую я сделал(-а)

I've helped to start and grow a development NGO in eastern DRC. Particularly I run projects focused on women's development. We sponsor women to go through post-rape surgery and I run a women's sponsorship programme called 'Heshima' (meaning dignity) that sponsors women who've suffered in the war to start small businesses and support themselves.

Учу, учусь, делюсь опытом и информацией

I like to try and pick up the local language for fun and to show respect. Please teach me!

I am curious about coffee - how do you make yours?

Чем я могу поделиться с хостами

I am a CELTA qualified ESOL teacher and I'm always happy to give a quick tutorial, group lesson or answer language questions.

I can chop vegetables.

I can listen to your life's joys or problems.

Где я побывал(-а)

Bangladesh, Belgium, Cambodia, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, France, India, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Rwanda, South Africa, Thailand, United States