Having just finished a masters in human rights law, I'm currently living in West Yorkshire after a long period of travelling and living in different places, and trying to keep some adventure in my life while I'm on the job hunt! I live with my husband, who has a weird work pattern so he may or may not be around at any given time.

I've merged together our travelling experiences and languages for the profile (eg. I speak French, Lucas speaks German).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

When at home we enjoy hosting travellers from all over the world and getting to know new people - it brings a bit of interest to our lives, and we find it's often a good excuse for a drink and some good conversation!

When travelling we like to stay with locals so we can gain more of an insight into the place we're staying, and to experience things we might not have otherwise.

Interests

Cooking, music (Isla plays piano), console gaming, DnD, snowboarding, rock climbing, hillwalking, politics, dancing: long-time ceilidh (traditional Scottish) dancing fans but now branching out and taking lessons in different styles

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
A bit of everything - some examples would be:
The Dubliners, Gaelic Storm, The Proclaimers, Runrig, The Corries, The Pogues, Johnny Cash, Gogol Bordello, Die Ärzte, Dropkick Murphys, Queen, The Specials, Of Monsters and Men, Mika

Movies:
Last King of Scotland, Shake Hands with the Devil, V for Vendetta, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Les Misérables, The Lord of the Rings, Let the Right One In, Restless Natives, The Angel’s Share, Monty Python’s The Holy Grail, What We Do in the Shadows, Hunt for the Wilderpeople

TV shows:
Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, House of Cards, Borgen, 1864, iZombie, American Horror Story, Jessica Jones

Books:
Philip Pullman, Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Alexander McCall Smith, Khaled Hosseini, Terry Pratchett, Louis de Bernières

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived with a nomadic Mongolian family in their yurt for a month, ate a lot of mutton and cheese and got upstaged at milking goats by a 4-year-old.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Lesotho, Malawi, Mongolia, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Morocco, Scotland