CURRENT MISSION

To settle in Porto, and meet new people so I don’t have to eat a whole Francesinha all alone.

ABOUT ME

I'm a 28-year-old English teacher who has just moved to Porto in Portugal.

I am a friendly, polite and respectful person with a relaxed and easygoing nature and a keen sense of adventure. I love meeting new people, exploring new places and trying and learning something new.

I am quite a deep thinker and this can lead to people thinking I'm shy or quiet but actually I'm very sociable and engaging given the right company.

I am very adaptable. I enjoy a night in with good food and a film just as much as a wild night out with dubious amounts of tequila.

PHILOSOPHY

Good cake and good fun.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I use Couchsurfing to meet new people and make new friends in my local area. I've never actually slept on a stranger's sofa but I'm open-minded enough to try it!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've met some really wonderful people and managed to avoid being abducted, which is all you can ask for really.

Interests

Travelling, cooking, reading, writing poetry and short stories, watching films, photography, drawing, board games, watching and playing sport.

• writing
• poetry
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• movies
• board games
• reading
• traveling
• drawing
• sports
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

I love foreign films because it gives you cultural insight into different places and challenges you to learn and look at life from a perspective other than your own.

I love spending the dark winter nights curled up in bed with a cup of hot chocolate and a foreign film on. Some of my favourites are: The Lives of Others, Lola Rennt, Goodbye Lenin, La Haine and City of God.

Music wise, I'll give anything a listen, from salsa to jazz.

I'm currently reading The Master and Margarita.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Portugal, Serbia, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bulgaria, Italy, Peru, Portugal, Russian Federation, United States