Hello lovely people!!

Insta- elliemayjay

I’m an actress from Scotland living in London (can’t change my profile from Manchester for some reason, but I did live there for 3 years doing my degree!)

Let’s see.

Beaches. Beats. Banter. Bonkers.
Can throw and catch.
Will do the washing up.

adventurer
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: A person who enjoys or seeks adventure
Synonyms: charlatan, daredevil, entrepreneur, explorer, fortune-hunter, gambler, globetrotter, hero, heroine, madcap, mercenary, opportunist, pioneer, pirate, romantic, speculator, stunt person, swashbuckler, traveler, venturer, voyager, wanderer.

PHILOSOPHY

Love yourself and love others. Be a good person. Be honest, be open. Accept and build. Live and let live. What goes around comes around. Never give up. Oh, and never put a blanket over an owl.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Surfing in South East Asia, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, Malta and the US. I have only hosted twice, as I am quite the nomad. Both experiences were during the snowy depths of winter in my pretty hometown in Scotland-once an Emergency Couch when a blizzard hit and then introducing a Brazilian couple to the concept of snow another time. I am an avid surfer, and when I finally settle somewhere for real, my door will be open to CSers, about which I am greatly excited.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I was introduced to CS in Kuala Lumpur when I travelled around South East Asia 2008-09 and since that LIGHTBULB moment I have made great friends and opened my eyes to the possibilities that CS had to offer.: foods, delicacies, traditions, nooks and crannies that I would't have otherwise known about perhaps. My best friend, Amber, and I spent and epic 6 weeks couchsurfing Italy in 2009 and what an adventure that was! We met so many people in such a short space of time, every experience was intense and full on and full throttle! Like BAM BAM BAM. Thanks to this trip I decided to move to Rome because I simply fell in love with the Eternal City and felt the urge to learn Italian and start something new with myself.

THEN CAME 6 weeks of couchsurfing and camping in Croatia, Slovenia, Northern Italy and Malta in late 2009-this confirmed for me that CS is the only way to travel-had such a precious time.

2 weeks of sheer Surfing in Miami was a BLAST. What amazing hosts live in that city, I swear.

Back in Thailand for a month and have travelled around, loving life. I was looking to be hosted in Bangkok for my last week to get to know it more, that would be fantastic !!!

Interests

Laughing. Living. Listening. Loving. Learning.

And shiny things.

• drinking
• traveling
• camping
• entrepreneurship
• languages
• psychology
• beaches
• eating
• films
• laughing
• people
• theatre
• comedy
• languages and cultures
• trying new things
• peoplewatching

Music, Movies, and Books

Yes, yes and yes. Feed my eyes, feed my ears, feed my brain.

I read more plays than books. Currently on Tennessee Williams short plays

Fave movie has to be Amelie.

I love all kindsa music favouring electronic. Some great mixes on Soundcloud.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Discovered a secret road in Rome. Few people know about it and its significance- it overlooks St Peter's and creates the world's greatest optical illusion. You need to drive on a scooter preferably, in the direction towards the Dome and it appears like its getting smaller. Then you drive away from it and it become huge, like enormous! Best seen at sunset, or a lilac sunrise, which you get in Rome in winter. Probably the best thing in the world. Ever.

Teach, Learn, Share

Letting people in to your world via couchsurfing and they will really appreciate it and the karma will come back to you some day. Enjoy 100% with your fellow surfer/host and make the most of your time with that person for you may never see them again. You can never make a second first impression! Also, I make good lasagne. And macarons, bit faffy.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A good laugh and lots of stories of course!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kuwait, Malaysia, Malta, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United Kingdom

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