CURRENT MISSION

adventure!

ABOUT ME

Hi, I'm Jess. I'm British/Australian and am based in Glasgow, but am often found in Sudan/South Sudan (or further afield), doing various work-related things. I sometimes study and write novels and work for governments. I love travel with a sick, obsessive love.

Surfed:
Celine (Tangier, Morocco): 19-21/3/09
Katherine and Derek (Tripoli, Libya): March 2010
Nadia (Nouakchott, Mauritania): January 2012
Matt and Anita (Bissau, Guinea-Bissau): February 2012

Hosted in Khartoum:
Pete (UK) - 20-24/9/09
Christoph (Austria) and Luke (UK) - 2-5/10/09
Christian (Austria/Norway) - 17-27/10/09 (not on CS)
Lea and Felix (Germany) - 29/10/09 - 1/11/09 and January 2010
Pieter (Belgium) - 12-13/11/09
Graham - 17-18/11/09
Jonas (Denmark) - 17-22/11/09
Uros, Marko and Lazar (Serbia) - December 2009 - January 2010
Juan (Spain) - January 2010
Andreea (Romania) - January 2010
Clare (UK) - January 2010

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host when I can, i.e. when I have a fairly stable living situation with kindly-disposed flatmates. I surf when I manage to plan far enough ahead to organise it! I've also met a few CSers while travelling and they have been universally awesome.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've only ever surfed a few times, but when I was living in Khartoum I really enjoyed hosting various CouchSurfers who passed through - it's a great way to meet new people, and it gives me an excuse to do fun touristy things.

I travel a lot (for work and for fun) so I can't guarantee my availability for hosting, but it's worth a try!

Interests

Reading, travelling and writing are my three favourite things. I try to combine them as much as possible. I also love cycling, hiking, swimming and (as of fairly recently) diving; music, talking to people - y'know, all the sorts of things that everyone loves. Because those things are great.

• writing
• reading
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• scuba diving
• swimming

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sleeping out in the desert north of Khartoum to watch the sun rise over the pyramids near Bejarawiyya.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mauritania, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Azerbaijan, Germany, Israel, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan, United Kingdom

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