Hi, I'm Jodie - a 27 year old Brit from South East England.

I've just graduated from my undergraduate degree in photography this year and am having a bit of a late 20's crisis in the sense that I have no idea what I am doing with my life! Travel is my main passion and I've been lucky to travel to 27 countries so far. It's also what I do for a living - just over a year ago I started a small e-commerce business making my own line of travel products. It is a location independent company which means I can live anywhere, so I thought I'd take advantage of it and live everywhere!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm setting off on my 5th long term trip as a solo woman from January onwards. Previously I have done a lot of hostel-hopping and this trip I really want to try something different so I am trying to rely largely on couchsurfing opportunities and work exchange as a chance to try a different kind of travel.

On my last trip (touring Morocco this summer) I met a guy who had couchsurfed almost every night of his whole trip and thought it would be interesting to test the water!

I feel like my life in England makes me a bit of a hermit stuck tinkering away in doors all day without human interaction and I'm interested to try and break out of the cycle. I'm quite an adventurous person, but I am also naturally insular, so I'd really like to learn to be more of a people person and I'm hoping couchsurfing would help me explore this. It's amazing the kindness and openness of people on this site. I think I could learn a lot from the experience.

Interests

I love travel and everything associated. I used to be a bit of a party animal but have calmed own over the last year or two although I do still enjoy going out, just not 5 nights a week anymore!

In my spare time at home I read, watch movies, stuff my face, nerd on the internet, hang out with friends and all your usual life habits.

• animals
• folklore
• photography
• cooking
• cocktails
• baking
• partying
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• cycling
• business

Music, Movies, and Books

I really love Lord of The Rings / The Hobbit movies.

My fave bands of all time are Tool and Pink Floyd.

I love to read non-fiction and like going on and on about the wonders of the Kindle. I mostly read stuff about feminism, lifestyle design and travel.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Toured Western Australia as a travelling bikini barmaid - a dying tradition in the Australian mining towns. The job let me visit a lot of bizarre off the grid places including the 10th biggest Gold mine in the world which is 9 hours east of Perth in the actual middle of nowhere.

One for the grand kids!

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd be interested to learn some Spanish as I will be travelling to Central America. I am also always interested to try new cocktails and hear travel stories.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm a bit of an internet nerd. If you are interested in e-commerce (eBay, Amazon etc), small start ups or creating a location independent business I can probably give some advice and suggestions on further reading. I also like to think I'm pretty creative so I like doing stuff like baking, cooking etc.

I'm happy to do my own thing or hang out if you have the time. I wouldn't want anyone to feel obligated to entertain me! I'm quite an independent person so I am always happy left to my own devices when need be.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Egypt, France, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United Kingdom