Wouldn't this spoil the fun of getting to know me?

Now, I write for a living and talk to people online - community management. I used to teach.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Why not?

I'm new to all this, but you never get anywhere in life if you don't try, right? Also, I think it would be a great way to meet new people.

Interests

I love nature, although I don't get out into it half as much as I should - I really should get that driving license out of the way.

I love running, but can't do it as much as I used to because of dodgy knees.

I love writing, when my mind allows it. I'm an observer, I am incredibly inspired by the lives that go on around me. No vampire romance crap here, thank you very much!

I like to meet people, but life has given me confidence issues. I hope to repair those sooner rather than later!

• writing
• running
• video games
• reading
• music
• hiking
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Argh! Will list six for each, but there are far, far more.

Music: Simon & Garfunkel, Led Zeppelin, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jose Gonzalez, Jimi Hendrix, Nobuo Uematsu.

Movies: Almost Famous, 12 Angry Men, Up in the Air, Into the Wild, The Bourne Identity, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.

Books: Haruki Murakami, Terry Pratchett, Bernard Cornwell, JRR Tolkien, John Grisham, Robert Ludlum.

TV (because): The X-Files, House of Cards, Supernatural, Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends (and anything else he does), anything David Attenborough, anything travel related (especially Globe Trekker!)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I am incredibly lucky to have taught kids for such a long time.

Teach, Learn, Share

...is what I do every day, what I live for, and is the whole point of living in the first place, I believe.

What I Can Share with Hosts

All that I have, which is not much but should always be enough.

I also have a guitar people can play, because I sure as hell can't.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Poland, United Kingdom