Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Me and my 2 old housemates used to have regular couch surfers in London, however this was on one of their accounts. See 'Nicki-Joe Baxter' for our references from that time. https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/nicki-joe

You will see my name mentioned as this was a joint venture. We also had them in my old house in Manchester, also on a different housemates account. We met some great people, I love sharing stories and showing people around.

I have hosted more than I have been a guest on couch surfing, but I have used warmshowers.com quite a few times now, which is like couch surfing but specifically for cycle tourists. It has been a wonderful experience every time!

Interests

Spending time with friends, hula hooping, dancing, yoga, films, vegetarian food, music, watching live music, crafts, cooking, baking, walking, hills, cycling, drinking tea, reading and probably other things.

• festivals
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• baking
• yoga
• running
• walking
• flowers
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• live music
• cycling
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Love reading lots of different books, struggle to choose favourites, but here are a few good ones
As I Walked out one Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee
Northen Lights trilogy
The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson
The Poison Wood Bible and La Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy

Some favourite films: Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Rocky Horror Picture show, Pulp Fiction, American Hustle, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Imitation Game, The Danish Girl

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I won a fancy dress competition for the charity I was working for in the Great Delhi Run and raised £300 for them :)
I made my costume with the adults with learning disabilities I was working with. We made old plastic bottles in to flowers, so we ran 6k covered in rubbish rattling about.

Teach, Learn, Share

Hula hoop and poi and circus. I like showing people around the city as long as I have the time.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Conversation, food, friendship.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, France, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, United States, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, France, India, Malaysia, Singapore