ABOUT ME

I grew wings instead of roots and now growing gills, want to see everywhere! Closet extrovert so it can take time to get to know me but it may be worth it as I was told once that I have a great soul.

PHILOSOPHY

Don't let possessions rule your life, the less you have the more you give.

You say 'tomayto', I say 'tomahto', we're still both saying 'tomato'

Don't follow all of the rules; travel light...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've hosted quite a bit but now I'm travelling, hoping to surf with like-minded people, locals who can help me appreciate the real spirit of the place they live.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Have been a couchsurfer for ages, and mostly hosted so far from the small sunny island I lived on for 6 years, including: Hisham, Bhumi, Rachel from London; JP from France; Marion from Scotland, Ash & Zoe from the US, Jasmin & Patricia from Germany; then travelled with Bhumi; Rachel; Bianca & been a tour guide for Jana & Ronny; hung out with Lisa & Bianca in Jersey. Surfed in Amsterdam with Alison, in NY with Mary and Matt and in Reykjavik with Oskar and Estelle.

Interests

Travelling, absorbing, motorbikes, galleries; street art, the atmosphere in libraries, bookshops; cafes, walking; hiking, yoga, festivals, languages, scuba diving, photographing, decluttering; simplicity, learning, chocolate, dogs, world music, accents, coffee, bright colours - especially yellow.

• dogs
• arts
• culture
• street art
• festivals
• chocolate
• coffee
• yoga
• walking
• flowers
• traveling
• music
• world music
• hiking
• scuba diving
• teaching
• languages
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Love world cinema esp. Almodovar, think I've seen 'Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios' about 100 times: a few Woody Allen films, but give me subtitles over Hollywood most of the time. Try to read lots of international authors, love Hardy and Camus; my favourite book ever is CANDIDE. Loved The Beach and King Rat, even more cos they were unexpectedly good travel reads picked up in hostels. My music collection is varied &; growing - love festivals like Glastonbury, Guca and Womad... Music is a huge motivator and soother. Love the voices of Saban Bajramovic, Cesaria Evora, Rosa Passos, but finding I also love instrumental stuff. Love Novalima, Fat Freddy's Drop, Madness & loads more.... can't get Hamilton out of my head.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Walked the coast of Jersey (48 miles) in 1 day ~ rode my 50cc moped with passenger from Bristol to Glasgow over Mount Skiddaw ~ survived 3 Siberian winters ~ lived in a shanty town in Mexico for 3 months with an amazing family ~ swam with wild dolphins in NZ ~ swam alongside a turtle in Hawaii ~ night dive on the SS Coolidge

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a very patient English teacher with 10 years of practice in different countries. Love to learn about new places, customs, culture.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Antarctica, Aruba, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Guernsey, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Antarctica, China, Italy, Russian Federation, United Kingdom

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