Hi! I love to travel and look to meet up with locals who can give me a flavour of the local culture and cuisine. My biggest regret is that my sofa at home is not large enough to let me be a CS host!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have travelled to over 30 countries in my life and I think it is much better to experience a place through the eyes of a local and get a better understanding of a country this way. Since joining I've couchsurfed a few times in Macedonia, Albania, Ireland and Russia and have had really great hosts for each who have taught me a lot about their culture. Now that I've entered the couchsurfing world I'm never looking back!

Interests

Any sports (especially swimming and hiking), learning languages, knitting (I am old before my time) and pub quizzes. I am currently trying to master how to whistle really loudly!

• culture
• pub crawls
• traveling
• knitting
• hiking
• sports
• boxing
• swimming
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Any 1970s music, reggae, dub, motown

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Swam the height of Mount Everest.... three times!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can offer lessons in knitting, English, Russian and would like to learn ukulele!

What I Can Share with Hosts

The cereal box game! Ask and I will reveal all...

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, United Kingdom