I'm a Scottish student currently studying physics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
I love skiing, reading and coffee, and am more than partial to a gin and tonic! 🏻

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to experience new places from a local's point of view... I want find all the cute, independent coffee shops (still in search of the perfect flat white!). The cool, lesser-visited bars where all the best and craziest cocktails are. The restaurants that aren't much to look at from the outside but the food tastes AMAZING! I want to experience all the things you would miss as a regular tourist that make the city what it is.

Interests

• running
• reading
• skiing
• netball
• physics

Music, Movies, and Books

I love historical novels, including anything by Bernard Cornwell! Other personal favourites include The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett; As Meat Loves Salt, Maria McCann; and A Song of Ice and Fire (perhaps not quite in the "historical" category...)

I enjoy most kinds of music and am always keen for recommendations! My favourite bands include White Lies, The National, Arcade Fire and Florence and the Machine! (Taylor Swift is a not-so-guilty pleasure.)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travelled 3,000 miles across the Atlantic to live and study in a place where I initially knew no one. (And now have friends from all over the globe!)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'd love to share my knowledge of the United Kingdom and countries in Europe and their cultures - I have a lot of travel recommendations!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States