CURRENT MISSION

To experience and enjoy life and help others do the same.

ABOUT ME

We are a family of 4 when travelling (Dylan, Ruth, Aidan 11 and Anushka 6), with the added bonus of our close friend and housemate Josie if you are staying with us. We are a sociable household with a passion for music, in the house we have fiddles, mandolins, various flavours of guitars and a harp. Ruth plays mainly traditional music, Dylan does too, but is also in a couple of bands which are very difficult to describe. Josie, our housemate is in a ceilidh band.

We cycle a lot. We like talking and thinking, although expect this to be interrupted often by children. Aidan loves sport and reading. Anushka loves water and crafty things. We like getting out to parks and the Peak district. Our son is flexischooled (school 3 days / home-ed 2 days per week) and we are often around on some days during the the week. We especially like hosting families, but not only.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We have had an array of unusual, quirky couchsurfers to stay. Dylan and Ruth first went couchsurfing while cycling around Ghana - a completely amazing experience.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We stayed with a family in a compound in Ghana, where we learnt to pound fufu, carry a baby on our back and ended up on Ghanaian TV.

Interests

Music; especially Scandinavian, English, Scottish, Klezmer, French, Irish.... also dancing and drinking good beer in pubs with or without playing music at the same time and going to festivals.

Being outside; walking in the Peaks, growing vegetables, sledging, swimming in streams, camping....

Sport: Aidan loves all sport, football, tennis, basketball... Anushka loves water, climbing, cycling. We have plenty of bikes, so might be able to lend you one during your stay if you are willing to brave the hills of Sheffield.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived in a straw, wood and clay house in the woods in France for a month while working through helpx.net, putting maternity leave to good use.

Teach, Learn, Share

Dylan can teach you to mend your bike. We would love to share and learn songs and tunes from everywhere. We have learnt a lot of Makaton signing (with a bit of BSL - British Sign Language too) to use with our son, so will happily teach you that. Aidan is learning Spanish, so great if you can teach him a bit more and he will play football with you for hours if you are willing.

What I Can Share with Hosts

We often cook a meal (vegetarian) when we are staying with others.

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Ghana, India, Latvia, Morocco, Russian Federation, Spain, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom