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Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
@catherinehammond
Member since 2014
I am an ornithological research assistant and ecologist based in Sheffield, in other words, yay wildlife!
Interested in Adventure Sports
Interested in Animals
Fluent in English
Learning French
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
I had my first couchsurfing experience in 2014 with a Croatian family, where I had the chance to meet some amazing people, since then I have traveled across Lithuania and, by couchsurfing, learnt more about a country than I ever could from a book, or tourist information thingy
Music, Movies, and Books
Journey to the River Sea - Eva Ibbotson
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Im going to ignore the part of this heading that says 'One' Soooo I have hitchhiked in many European countries. I traveled across Lithuania by hitching, trains and buses, made some amazing friends, jumped from a 100 degree Russian sauna into an icy pond Eaten chocolate cheese, drank prison beer and the sap from a birch tree Ringed 300 birds in the Curonian spit, seeing the sunrise every morning from the forest and beach Solo hitchhiked along the Curonian spit, visiting the border of Russia and the Grey Dunes I have slept under the stars and walked barefoot across Croatian islands and seen these weird hurricane things sucking up the sea (I wasn't stoned I promise) I've eaten a raw octopus and live squid. I have flown to Pisa, met some strangers and partied all night before catching another flight in the morning I have volunteered for conservation sites worldwide, working with bears, lions, dolphins, giraffes, elephants..
Teach, Learn, Share
I can move my ears?
What I Can Share With Hosts
I can try to teach you any of these skills I have :) I can cook pretty well, Italian, English food... I actually quite enjoy washing up! I can play some good drinking games :D
My Interests
Anything and everything. But most importantly: Kayaking/Canoeing Climbing (indoor and out) Walking Travelling Food! Anything outdoors related - literally anything Animal identification - specifically insects Bird Ringing Drinking Cycling Pole Dancing Canoe Polo HITCHHIKING