Hi! I’m a Speech-Language Pathologist from London, England, heading to the US on a research trip to find out all the amazing things happening in your country with innovative tech and creativity in elementary/high schools! Am coming to NYC, San Francisco and Boston. Can’t wait!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love the approach. It’s taking humanity in the right direction.

Interests

philosophy, Osho Zen tarot, fantasy fiction, The Artist's Way, aligning my cycle with the moon, AI and the robot future, storytelling, dreams, massage, the long-awaited next Elder Scrolls game, chocolate, exploration, tantric community, astral travel, the language of flowers, time trave

• dance
• communication
• community
• artificial intelligence

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
The Magic Touch & The Story of Beautiful Girl - Rachel Simon
Like Water For Chocolate - Laura Esquivel
House Of The Spirits - Isabel Allende
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood - Rebecca Wells
The Witch's Dream & Shabono - Florinda Donner
His Dark Materials Trilogy - Philip Pullman
Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
Cracks - Sheila Kohler
The Women's Room - Marilyn French
The Powerbook - Jeanette Winterson

Films:
Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet, Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet, Pulp Fiction, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle-Stop Cafe, The Constant Gardener, Willow, Strictly Ballroom,
The Dreamers, Interview With the Vampire, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Don Juan de Marco, The Princess Bride, Flatliners, Brokeback Mountain, Thelma and Louise, Donnie Darko, Inception, Blade Runner & Blade Runner 2049

TV Series: Tipping the Velvet, Taboo, Twin Peaks (TP has essentially ruined all other TV for me)

Music: Puccini, Candythief, Ben Harper, Lana del Rey, Counting Crows, Kavinsky, This Mortal Coil, Epic Soul Factory

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbed the Pilbara canyons in NW Australia and slept right under the stars

Teach, Learn, Share

Language, communication, AI, creativity

What I Can Share with Hosts

Enthusiasm, friendliness, vegetarian cooking, chats about England/London/any of the stuff above/below!