I moved to Heidelberg in 2018 to start my Masters degree. Since then I've learnt German , started a student research assistant job in mathematical oncology, and gotten more involved in the climate justice movement.

For the four years before that I was mostly living in Manchester, UK. I did an undergrad degree in Maths (with Spanish), worked as a tutor in primary and secondary schools, and spent many, many happy hours in Taekwon-Do classes.

I spent my Erasmus year in Madrid, studying very little Maths, running an English-speaking playgroup for 2-4 year olds and taking as many photographs as I could.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It's been a dream of mine to host people through Couchsurfing for a couple of years, and now I finally live in a flat where that's possible! Right now I don't have the money to travel, so Couchsurfing is a way for me to experience culture, language, story and recipe exchanges without spending money or carbon emissions 🤗
I'd love to "travel" though Latin America sustainably by hosting someone from cada país, and actually travel from Norway to Spain through couchsurfing one day.

Interests

Film and digital photography. I used to develop my own B+W film, but it's been a while.

ITF Taekwondo. I'm currently a red belt, and met some of the most important people in my life through training in Manchester.

Vegetarianism/veganism. I switched to veganism in January 2018 (with the rest of my flat!) and I love how it's increased the variety of foods I cook with.

• photography
• spanish food
• vegetarian
• vegan
• traveling
• hiking
• languages
• mathematics
• taekwondo
• climate change
• spanish
• low impact living
• taekwon-do

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Kina Grannis, Imaginary Future, Novo Amor, Banks, The Japanese House, The 1975.

Movies: Anything Spanish language!

Recent fiction: Motherhood - Sheila Heti, I am I am I am - Maggie O'Farrell, Nina is not ok - Shappi Khorsandi
Recent non-fiction (general): Inferior - Angela Saini, Hello world! - Hannah Fry, Why I'm no longer talking to white people about race - Reni Eddo-Lodge
Recent non-fiction (climate): This changes everything - Naomi Klein, Drawdown - Paul Hawken

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Moved countries to learn the language, twice.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm learning German, and I'm always happy to find Spanish conversation partners :-)
I love making food to share (especially cake), and I'd love to learn new vegan recipes. I've taught Maths to 14-17 year olds and English to 1-4 year olds, but I'm not sure if that's so helpful for Couchsurfing...!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, France, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Spain, United Kingdom