CURRENT MISSION
Attempting (and failing) to learn Arabic in Jordan, but I'm working in a hostel so that takes up most of my time. I plan to visit Lebanon and Palestine and maybe Egypt.

ABOUT ME
I never really know what to say here... I'm Fiona, I'm 19, and I'm currently chilling in the Middle East. I finished school last June and I worked for most of the year to save money. At the beginning of March I quit, and I've been travelling since then!

I'm starting university next September. I'm interested in so many different subjects I'm not sure what to study but right now I'm planning to study physics.

I love languages, but I'm not very good at them... My dream is to be fluent in Arabic, which realistically will happen in about 150 years. I speak a bit of Spanish, but I understand a lot more than I speak. I'm fluent in Irish (Gaelic) so if anyone wants to learn that... :)

PHILOSOPHY
Fortune favours the bold.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet locals, and get to know the culture and the city.
I'm new on couchsurfing and I'm traveling for the next few months so I won't be able to host people for a while.

Interests

Reading, writing, debating, learning, travelling, hiking (especially mountains!), volunteering, geocaching... I love science (especially physics!) and I'm really interested in politics, especially human rights/social justice. I am a massive history nerd and am more than a bit obsessed with Alexander the Great. Also a strict vegetarian, which is probably good to know!

• culture
• writing
• human rights
• vegetarian
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• hiking
• history
• languages
• physics
• science
• volunteering
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Lord of the Rings, the Catcher in the Rye, All Quiet on the Western Front, Red Azalea, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, the Odyssey (does that count as a book?) Anything about mythology.

Movies: Lord of the Rings, Inception, But I'm A Cheerleader

Music: Everything! I especially love rock.

TV shows: Hannibal, Adventure Time, Doctor Who, Orange Is The New Black
I love British comedy like Monty python, Blackadder, yes Minister, Fawlty Towers, etc...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I worked in Palestine during the war last summer and at one point, I won what I'm pretty sure was a cannabis plant during an egg and spoon race.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Macedonia, Montenegro, Northern Ireland, Palestine, Romania, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, Jordan