I left home in 2015 and cycled from Leeds, UK to Pakistan. On route I took 2 years to experience China, where I worked as an English teacher in Kunming, Yunnan Province. I am off the bike at the moment reconnecting to friends and family in the UK and getting some long needed jobs done.

Before leaving the UK I had just completed a social work degree and I tried to continue this work as I traveled, through voluntary work. While back in the UK I am working to update my qualification so I can practice.

I am easy going and I enjoy to socialise with my guests when I have time. Currently life is very busy so although I can offer somewhere to sleep and advice about the local area, I don't have much time for socialising. Also, I am hosting a Ukrainian family at the moment so the house is a bit full and busy. We are a non smoking household and I am vegan - my houseguests aren't so I'm happy for others to eat whatever their diet is.

I look forward to meeting new CS friends and sharing our love of travel.

Best wishes, Claire.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am looking forward to meeting lots of interesting people while I travel and host. I love learnıng about dıfferent cultures and fınd couch surfıng a great way to do this.

Interests

I am vegan and love food
Cycling (obviously, lol)
Art
Other sports like climbing (not done it in a while) and yoga ( but haven't done that in ages either - life is so busy!)
Travelling (again, I guess that is obvious)

• arts
• dining
• vegan
• yoga
• traveling
• cycling
• sports
• rock climbing
• social work

Music, Movies, and Books

I love most music, in particular female vocalists like Kate Bush, Tori Amos, Sia, Ana Brun, Skın etc. I also like Mod and Ska and stuff from the 80's when I was a youth.

Favorite movie is Dangerous Liaisons. I also like Amelie, Betty Blue and Chocolat and kids stuff like Toy Story etc.

Perfume is my favorite book. I like Herman Hesse's work. I just finished reading 'Wim Hoff Method' and was swimming in the cold Welsh sea all summer.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Cycled from UK to Pakistan

Teach, Learn, Share

I taught art to children in Uganda, not sure how good I was though! I could teach you how to rıde a bıke, or speak English.

I love to learn new stuff and enjoy watching Ted talks for inspiration. I am trying to learn Chinese and how to ride a skateboard at the moment.

I will share anything I can with others, I love to share .

What I Can Share with Hosts

Tales of my travels in the world so far. I can teach you some English or Welsh

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, England, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, England, Georgia, Germany, Wales