CURRENT MISSION

Hey! Friendly ex-student, not a party animal, looking to find a couch for a few weeks near Ealing in London so I can start my new job and move into a houseshare on the 1st November.

ABOUT ME

Hello! My name is Clara and I'm relocating to Ealing from Plymouth as I've just got a job working in a media company here as a Listings Writer.
A little about me: I'm 25, finished my degree in Creative Writing and Media Studies this year. I've never been a typical "party animal" student and am more likely to be found watching a film or reading a book. I don't smoke, and I don't really drink.
I am sociable but I like my own space too.In my spare time I like to make small papercraft creatures and write poems and stories. I like rock music but I have eclectic taste and listen to a bit of everything.
I like the Tufnell's big green parcel machine lorries, they make me smile. I love Pocky and Japanese noodle soup. My favourite films include Requiem for a Dream, Franklyn, Detroit Rock City and Thunderstruck. I'm quite partial to Velvet Goldmine and Hedwig & The Angry Inch too. Lastly, i'm diabetic.

PHILOSOPHY

You get out of life what you put in. Keep trying until they stop telling you to go away.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am more than happy to do anything I can in return - I am a capable cook and will be very clean, tidy and respectful.
Once I'm settled, I hope to return the favour and offer up my couch in return.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None, but I attended a CS bowling session with my friend Kat.

Interests

Films, writing, poetry, ice skating, television work, Rock Band, Assassin's Creed, Fable, Japanese culture, EBM, rock music, 80s glam/hair metal, papercraft, singing, roller derby, coffee, The Tribe.

• animals
• culture
• writing
• books
• poetry
• singing
• cooking
• coffee
• partying
• drinking
• movies
• reading
• music
• rock music
• bowling
• communications

Music, Movies, and Books

Seb Hunter - Hell bent for leather
Kim Harrison - Anita Blake series
Books with gritty female heroines
Ken Catran
Loads more
EBM, Glam/80s hair metal, Rock, house, soul, funk, bit of everything
Rent, Hedwig, Velvet Goldmine, Thunderstruck, Dark City, Franklyn, Wristcutters: A love story, Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, some Studio Ghibli, DNAngel, West is West, Monsoon Wedding, American Psycho, Braindead, The Princess Bride, Being John Malkovich, Rock Star, Babel, Aeon Flux, Babel, Whip it, Kiss kiss bang bang, The life of David Gale.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Overcoming a week long coma in the Intensive Care Unit following me passing out from coughing (it's a bit more complicated than that). Dealing with the weird after-effects.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can show you how to write poetry and stories, how to film, how to rig lighting for the theatre, how to cook most things. Probably lots more.
I'd like to learn anything I can in return. I like to know how stuff is done and why things are done in particular ways.