Hello! My name is Georgia and I'm an English Lit graduate from the UK currently travelling China and South East Asia for 6 months with a friend from home. I consider myself to be fun, adventurous and easy going - but I guess most people would say that!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet new people and learn more about the world I live in.

Interests

I'm a bit of a bookworm, but also love movies and socialising. I have a big family (I'm the oldest of 6) so I spend lots of time hanging out with them. My little sister is seven and is taking mandarin lessons at school so we've been studying together in preparation for my trip - some Chinese guys we befriended on the Trans-Siberian seemed chuffed when I was able to say 'Thank you Teacher' to them after they showed us to the hot water station !

• cooking
• movies
• traveling
• camping
• teaching
• science
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

I've read a lot of the classics for my course so find it hard to pick favourite books! One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest stuck with me for a long time, as did Grapes of Wrath and To Kill A Mockingbird (very excited for Harper Lee's new book!), though my romantic side was won over by Wuthering Heights. I really like dystopian fiction so have read a lot of Orwell, Atwood, Huxley, Burgess, McCarthy etc. Just finished 1Q84 by Murakami and about to start Naked Lunch - am carrying a lot of books with me so if you're looking for something new then just ask. Happy to offload but only to good homes!
In terms of music I like a bit of everything but my 'most played songs' playlist on my iPod features some Nick Drake, Elliot Smith, The Smiths, Pink Floyd and Fleetwood Mac. Favourite movies is too tricky - there are so many! - but the most recent film to move me was Still Alice, which was the last film I saw at the cinema before leaving the UK. I also had an overly enthusiastic drunken conversation with a lovelh Norwegian guy about Into The Wild the other day, another special film.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I went on a science expedition to Svalbard a couple of years ago and trekked through the Arctic wilderness for one month. As a group we climbed glaciers and mountains - also woke up most mornings to seals chilling out on the shingle beach where we'd made base camp! So that was pretty special.

Teach, Learn, Share

I think I'm more in a position to learn than I am to teach at the moment :) but I really love challenging conversation and discovering new cultures.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook! And teach you Cockney rhyming slang.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Wales