I love to travel, to explore new places, being spontaneous and getting a feel for the unknown - i have a huge sense of adventure and curiosity. I want to see and experience everything and get the most out of life.

Some of my other passions in life include science, the environment, and beer.

I now also have a beautiful baby boy, Eli. He is now 8 months old (as of November 2017) and is of course my newest travel companion. We are usually 3 - my fiance Andrew, Eli and I.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meet new people, learn about local life, never know what's next.

Any time I have a home-base I am looking forward to hosting and getting involved with local couch surfers... I owe this wonderful community many wonderful experiences as a guest!

Interests

I love nature, and so enjoy outdoorsy activities - mostly hiking, but also sailing and horse riding if I ever get the chance. I am quite outgoing and like trying out new things so I try not to let opportunity pass me by.

I enjoy going to see live music and having interesting conversation. I know how to party when necessary, but my ideal night would be something like a cozy jazz bar chatting with friends - or more often lately people I've just met!

• cats
• environment
• beer
• partying
• traveling
• music
• live music
• jazz
• hiking
• sailing
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

I listen to a range of music from rock to folk to jazz/swingy stuff... Forever evolving.

I must admit I am not much of a film buff (although I do enjoy watching), so my most used sentence when people talk about films tends to be 'ahh yes, I don't think I've seen that one'. I have never given enough time to it I suppose. Anyway here goes some favourites: Pulp Fiction, Requiem For a Dream, Lord of the Rings (all), Some Like It Hot, Inglorious Bastards, Snatch, Spirited Away. And it's not a film, but Doctor Who!

When faced with the question of 'favourite books', I often find myself momentarily stumped. For a start, because I am a total book worm and I can't think of where to begin, and for a second because I have such an appalling memory that I'm always thinking I must have forgotten countless books that blew me away at the time of reading. But such as life, here's a list: A Thousand Splendid Suns & The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini; 1984 by George Orwell; The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak; Cold Comfort Farm by Stellar Gibbons; Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep; The Hundred Year Old Man who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson; The Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson; LOTR; The Game of Thrones Books; I could go on...... My 'intending to read' list is probably even longer.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

travelled with my cat Maya, on a motorcycle through the Americas- trip still going!

Countries I’ve Visited

Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, France, Guatemala, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Tunisia, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States, Virgin Islands, British

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom