CURRENT MISSION

Learning Bulgarian singing in Plovdiv and Rodopi mountains!

ABOUT ME

Im a musician and have travelled with my music for some years now - I have toured with 'world music' band, Ethno in Transit across Europe many times, and also playing in Woodford Folk festival Australia. I play violin and sing, but have also taught piano and Im willing to share my knowledge with people who are interested in learning about music or exchanging! I also love colour - i like to wear different colours every day, i love vintage clothes and CATS! (I'm a bit crazy about cats, but am prepared to stay at a house without a cat also. I've done that before :) )

I also enjoy working outdoors - I have done an Introductory course to permaculture, and worked on organic farms in England and iceland (the WWOOFing community) I love this so much as it is a great way to make new friends and gain skills while also helping out on someone's land for the good of all to eat organically farm produce! I also love to go for walks/hikes, to see the world from a different view.

Another hobby I have is my friend taught me how to make lace. I love knitting or makign lace when i have nothing to do on a bus or something!

PHILOSOPHY

live for today

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm really new to couch-surfing, so I'm just learning how it works! Although I did stay with someone before in Rekyavik with my boyfriend last year and this was a really great experience. Right now, as I'm living as a musician im often going between different projects and so I dont have a home, but I intend to start renting a place soon so I can also offer a couch for you couch surfers of the world! :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

like i said, stayed in a place in Rekyavik, Iceland once. was very nice - the host took us to the local geo-thermal (naturally heatded water from under the ground) baths and swimming pool!Then he drove us all over rekyavik and showed us the main sites. I was really impressed at his generosity and hospitality.

Interests

I am into learning about different cultures and experimenting with and composing new music. I also love to learn about traditional/ herbal medicines! I like different types of dance too - free dance. I also love cats....and nature - going for walks in the forest, canoeing, i would like to learn to build my own house one day!

• cats
• singing
• festivals
• dancing
• cooking
• working out
• clothing
• billiards
• crochet
• knitting
• music
• piano
• violin
• world music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• canoeing
• surfing
• swimming
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Frida,Shine, Cold Mountain, The Duchess, Avatar, Lord of the Rings, The Last Samuri

Books: The Alchemist, Women who run with the Wolves, Harry Potter

Music: Sigur Ros, Tori Amos, Bjork, Jesca Hoop, Rufus Wainwright, Tin Hat Trio, Laura Marling, World Music!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Aurora Borealis, in iceland while working on a farm in the East in 2012. This was something very special to see! performed in front of roughly 20,000 people at Woodford Folk Festival once in 2011/12! amazing feeling!

my friend knitted a sock once. I thought that was pertty amazing!

Teach, Learn, Share

things I could teach - anyone who feels like trying out the violin! and scottish/irish/swedish/balkan folk tunes! also I can teach songs from the many countries that I've travelled. Im also a qualified Reiki Practitioner (this is a healing system from Japan where teh practitioner simply channels healing energy back into the body so that the body can heal itself again), Featherstone energy work (I did a begginner course in Shamanism). Practical things - I love to cook curries, soups, pasta dishes, salads, bread, cakes! I can make tiramisu or tiffin (chocolatey biscuit thing) if i havethe right ingredients!

I can also teach piano, and lace-making! The lace making technique I know is called 'tatting' and its a really old technique that i learned from my friend. Not many people know how to do this these days but I love to teach people ! its a really cool thing to know how to do. Its a bit similar to crochet - but if there are any crotchers otu there i wouldnt mind improving my crotchet skills too! :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Estonia, Finland, France, Guyana, Hungary, Iceland, India, Kenya, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Sri Lanka, United Kingdom