ABOUT ME

Pleasant to be around

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have only couchsurfed once before, to Finland which was really interesting and super cold! I really enjoyed learning about the difference between our cultures and just everyday life over there. But other than that, I've never really had the opportunity to travel much before. I'm planning to explore Europe this summer - I especially would like to visit lots of different music venues, galleries and exhibitions, and festivals, try out lots of interesting new food, as well as experiencing alternative sorts of outdoor activities and cultures - I also love nature!

Interests

Music, I play the guitar. I also really like art and am currently studying English Literature at the University of Sussex in Brighton
I really like talking, about a range of subjects. I'm used to being around people who have very similar views to me so I'm very up for my views either being challenged or enhanced through conversations and new perspectives and understandings.

• arts
• literature
• singing
• festivals
• dining
• crafts
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• outdoor activities

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Tribe Called Quest,
Kate Bush,
PJ Harvey,
Led Zeppelin,
Pharcyde,
Blu,
Jimi Hendrix,
Tame Impala,
Mos Def,
Talib Kweli,
Erykah Badu,
Velvet Underground,
Pixies (possible my fave band),
Violent Femmes,
Portishead,
Bjork,
Radiohead,
fka Twigs,
Sonnymoon
Talking Heads (maybe my fave at the moment),
Pavement,
James Blake,
Ought,
Eagulls,
The Kinks,
Joanna Newsom,
Charles Mingus,
Miles Davis,
Patti Smith,
Television,
The Sex Pistols,
Public Image Ltd.,
Syd Barrett,
Richard Hell,
John Coltrane,
Carmen Mcrae,
Nina Simone,
Ella Fitzgerald,
Billie Holiday,
Warpaint,
Grimes,
Run the Jewels
Cheatahs,
Hiatus Kaiyote,
White Stripes,
Fiona Apple...

And lots more
- that should just give you a feel
I've been adding people to that list little by little since I created this profile and have only just realised how ridiculously long it is now

Books:
Also too many to list - but genre wise, I love magical realism and existential/philosophical fiction. I'm reading Anna Karenina at the moment.
Also really interested in children's literature - especially Victorian, and children's illustration.
Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass is one of my favourite books, The Unbearable Lightness of Being and Oliver Sacks

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I used to work as a childminder which was one of my favourite things to do

Teach, Learn, Share

I have some friends from Italy and France, but they only ever teach me profanities - I would really like to learn another language, and I think the best way to do so is to immerse myself in one.
I play the guitar and sing, myself, and also love creative things, so can always teach that sort of stuff. I also love organising a good cream tea!
Also if anyone plays any instruments it's almost imperative that we jam

What I Can Share with Hosts

Anything arty. I'm used to doing arts and crafts with children, I wish people my own age wanted to do it too tbh... I really like long walks and long digressive and meaningless conversations

Countries I’ve Visited

Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Iceland