ABOUT ME

Hailing from small-town 'Middle-of-England' roots, I moved to Norwich UK a few years back to study for my degree. The Fine City worked it's magic on me, and I've stayed to study for a Masters here. I lived in Melbourne for the best part of the last year, working for a paper merchant and reading up the time on the long commute to work. That was great but it's also pretty nice to be back. Norwich days are a lovely old tangle of words and bikes and ales and tea. And I try to make as much time for hooping and dancing tango as I can!

Interests

dancing, writing, exploring

I try to gain something from every experience if possible. Like learning about new people, happening upon fantastic stories, growing that little bit wiser.

Down-to-earth pleasures include cooking (veggie), Argentinian tango (I've been dancing for around 5 years), hooping, watching movies, walking, DIY (making and creating), collage, watering my plants, riding my red bike, vintage dresses, books galore and endless cups of tea...

Out-of-this-world pleasures generally involve space suits and moon boots...but I hear it's hard to find intergalatic couches with the right gravity for surfing...

• writing
• books
• diy
• dancing
• tango
• cooking
• walking
• movies
• reading
• magic
• cycling
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

Films that have stayed with me are: Leon, Delicatessen, Chinatown, Jan Schvankmajer's 'Alice', Lost in Translation, Magnolia, Kings of the Road, Wings of Desire, The Darjeeling Limited, Dekalog, It Happened One Night, Last Year In Marienbad, Brief Encounter.

Music-wise: If it makes me want to tap my feet I like it. Also if it was in a Wes Anderson movie, then it must be ok.

Highly-regarded authors include: Italo Calvino, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Bruno Schulz, Dylan Thomas, John Steinbeck, Bohumil Hrabal, Ali Smith, W.G Sebald.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once danced tango on the second floor of a three-storey tree house.

Teach, Learn, Share

Always happy to introduce people to tango...so long as you have the standard prescription of feet, they say it's a walk in the park...

...they don't always explain that they're kidding...

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Slovakia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United Kingdom

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