Hiya, how's it going?

I have enjoyed working as a bookseller, ESL teacher, community development worker and I currently tutor English online, I live in Durham after studying an MA in Applied Linguistics and I am now looking to move to London to find work.

I am very flexible and am used to sharing residential space with others, having lived in shared university halls, volunteer host homes, faculty housing with other teachers and also in summer language schools in Oxford, Brighton, London and Somerset.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I really enjoy meeting people from other places and cultures, I got into couch surfing through volunteering for two years with CSV (Community Service Volunteers) in Scotland and a global exchange program with VSO (Voluntary Services Overseas) on various community development projects and really enjoyed staying with such interesting, caring people around the world.

Interests

Most things!

Music, Movies, and Books

Music is life! From funk, blues and soul to techno, ambient and rock & roll, my favourites include:

Mac de Marco, BRMC, Fat Freddy's Drop, Foals, The Stone Roses

Henrik Schwarz, Stephan Bodzin, Damian Lazarus, Nils frahm

Favourite Movies: Big Fish, Lord of the Rings, Up, Anger Management, Pan's Labyrinth, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Dead Mans Shoes, Anchorman.

Favourite Books: Life of Pi, The curious incident of the dog in the night time, Mister Pip, anything by Spike Milligan, most non fiction!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I featured in a magazine advert for a computer game (Noddy the cartoon lol) as a cheeky kid with missing front teeth and a bowl haircut.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a trained IELTS examiner and I do proofreading and exam marking for Cambridge ESOL Exams so I don't mind helping out with any English skills :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahrain, Belgium, England, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Netherlands, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Spain, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Venezuela, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Kenya, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom