CURRENT MISSION

We're heading to Central Asia through Scandinavia to experience new cultures and meet new, interesting people and try to get off that pesky beaten track!

ABOUT ME

We are two enthusiastic, bright and friendly 20-somethings looking to meet new people and share experiences across the world.

Ruth graduated 2 years ago after studying Maths and French at uni and has since worked for the Department of Health in London. She's a keen music fan, enjoying such new bands as The Tallest Man on Earth and the Dirty Projectors but these preferences change daily! She's also vegetarian, likes football and participating in climate activism.

Jess is like Ruth but one year behind. She graduated a year ago from a history, politics and French degree and has been living and working in London ever since. Juggling various jobs in various charities, she has far preferred unpaid community work to boring office work. She likes talking about social justice, singing and beat-boxing in an uber-amateur alternative a capella music group and cycling.

Both are really looking forward to meeting you and seeing your cities!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting people and showing them around London. Visiting other couchsurfers across the globe.

Interests

Telling jokes, travel, socialising, music (both playing and listening), gigs and concerts, cycling London's busy streets, camping, lots of pubs and the occasional good club, maps, political activism, vegetarianism and food in general, art, sport and new people.

• arts
• singing
• concerts
• dining
• cooking
• vegetarian
• clubbing
• pub crawls
• politics
• traveling
• juggling
• music
• cycling
• camping
• sports
• boxing
• soccer
• track and field
• cartography
• history
• mathematics

Music, Movies, and Books

The Age of Stupid, Little Miss Sunshine, Amelie, The Shawshank Redemption, Toy Story 1,2 and hopefully 3D.

Regina Spektor, Amadou and Mariam, Paul Simon, Van Morrison, Yeasayer, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Laura Marling

His Dark Materials, Midnight's Children, A Suitable Boy, Catch 22, The House of the Spirits, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier of Clay

Teach, Learn, Share

We love skills-sharing! Ruth knits, completes Rubik's cubes and speaks conversational Spanish.

Jess is a political aficionado and will relish the opportunity to learn of your political climates whilst getting in to debates on wider social issues! She's also a great cook and can pitch a tent faster than the blink of an eye!

Together they are mean crossword-completers, French-speakers, jugglers and keen linguists.