I'm having a midlife gap year to travel, learn about community, myself, permaculture, all culture

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To experience & learn

Interests

I love learning new things, everyone has something to teach. I love to explore & be awed & humbled & feel interconnected with people, spaces and places

• reading
• drawing
• cycling
• swimming
• adventure travel
• creativity
• learning new things
• exploring
• climbing
• wild camping
• ideas
• being outside
• being outdoors
• mediation
• purpose
• ultra running
• early mornings
• ultramarathon
• fell running
• activity

Music, Movies, and Books

Feet in the clouds, the mountains are calling, ultra running. Mind science, the book of joy.
tame impala, Bombay bicycle club, Florence & the machine, royksopp, Courtney Barnett, wolf Alice, ecstatic dance. DJ Shadow. Elastica, go team.
forest gump, Isle of dogs, any Wes Anderson film. TED talks, free solo, Banff film festival films. Anything to do with outside.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The Bob Graham round.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have some ashtanga, running, swimming skills & am a chemistry high school teacher in the UK. I can listen & have some coaching experience.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My ears, my time, yoga & breathing techniques, mountain running tips, conversation in English, drawing, help with chores, sawing wood :)

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom