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  • Fluent in English
  • 31, Female
  • Member since 2019
  • PhD Student, developmental biology at The University of S...
  • University of Sheffield, UK
  • From England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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About Me

Love travelling, meeting new people, learning new things and getting to know different cultures around the world.

I love outdoor activities and sports such as horse riding, scuba diving, hiking, climbing, ghyll scrambling, kayaking and will try anything new when visiting a different place eg. surfing and snowboarding! (Also going to give paragliding a go soon)

I enjoy listening to other people's ideas, perspectives and how they see the world. I regularly volunteer at a centre helping vulnerable and homeless people guests, and in the past I have volunteered at animal shelters; schools, and helping teach people with disabilities how to ride horses.
I also run a public engagement event in my city where PhD students explain their research to the public, to learn something new and break down barriers between research institutes and the public!

I am also vegetarian (trying to be more vegan) and love trying new food and collecting recipes!

Interests

  • cats
  • movies
  • reading
  • bouldering
  • hiking
  • netball
  • food
  • travelling
  • tea
  • horse riding
  • harry potter
  • climbing
  • game of thrones
  • ice hockey
  • lord of the rings
  • scientific research
  • horse back archery

Music, Movies, and Books

Dystopian novels! Thrillers, fantasy, classics....anything really
My authors include, Kazuo Ishiguro, Jodi Picoult, JK Rowling (huge HP fan), Khaled Hosseini

My favourite artists (at the moment) include, The Artic Monkeys, Vance Joy, Leon Bridges

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Worked on a horse riding ranch in South Africa

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you....

About my research in embryology/developmental biology
Favourite recipes!
Life experience and stories :)

Things I'd like to learn...
About your life experience and stories!
Languages - I've attempted to learn a little Spanish and Polish but terrible at languages and get nervous trying to speak them, so any help with learning phrases for a new language would be great!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Barbados, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, United States

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