I like colours and polka dots and chemistry and zig-zags and stripes and magic and fiction and books and microscopes and atoms and languages and countries and linguistics and facts and thought and ideas and computers and the internet and super-powers and films and other things.

PHILOSOPHY

Geek, approaching Nerd at times. Sunshine with occasional clouds, showers often. Visibility moderate to poor.
The general synopsis at midday: Excited!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

In 2011 I went to Strasbourg and got very involved in the CouchSurfing community there, going to the pub quizzes, meetups and such. Since then, I've couchsurfed in Paris and Zurich, but I've never been able to host anyone else. Now that I'm finally in an apartment where I'm allowed to, I'd love to be able to host others! I hosted two different sets of two travellers in my first 3 days here(thanks to my wonderful housemate Cristina who organised: https://www.couchsurfing.com/users/2001717237) and I'm looking forward to hosting many more.

Interests

Unicycling
Juggling
Magic
Trumpet
Building small things
Building big things
Trampolining
Madrigals
Acting
Rationality
Jazz
Novels
Sociology
Far too many more. Or too few more, by certain perspectives.

• books
• acting
• polka
• pub crawls
• movies
• juggling
• magic
• jazz
• trumpet
• chemistry
• languages
• sociology

Music, Movies, and Books

Spoken word radio / podcasts, these days (possibly the greatest medium yet invented)
BBC Radio 4
This American Life
Snap Judgement
Gimlet media is doing great things. Try "Mystery Show"
Sawbones
Just... too many more to name. Recommend me a good podcast and we will be fast friends.

Films
Ponyo
Amelie
Rabbit-Proof Fence
Whale Rider
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Music
The Beatles
Pink Floyd
Keith Jarrett
Supertramp
Bobby McFerrin
Queen
The Kinks

Books
How can I possibly name just a few books? I was a children's librarian until recently, and I'm just starting a bioengineering degree, so my reading habits are a little strange. But I just read "The Martian" and it was great.

Popular science
Unpopular science
Philosophical and historical narratives

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In 2009 I worked in the Scientific Research department of the British Museum. I sat in a warehouse full of gigantic statues, often on my own, and sorted out boxes of bones which hadn't been looked at for 20 years.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Barbados, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Nigeria, Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States