Nomad, scientist, vegetable gardener and baker of artisan bread. I waas born and raised in Scotland but currently live in the German part of Switzerland.

Pourquoi je suis sur Couchsurfing

The sharing economy makes much for sense than the alternatives. It's a fundamentally more human approach to life.

Centres d'intérêt

Varied. I have studied theoretical physics, biology and oceanography. I also learned about marine mammals in Iceland, and measured arctic air pollution levels on board an icebreaker. I used to work in finance (before I had my kids). I have an allotment and I grow my own fruit, veg, herbs and flowers (along with a fair few weeds). I bake a special kind of sourdough bread, which actually doesn't taste sour, but is so-called because it uses only natural wild yeasts for the leaven. I also love food culture in general, and recently participated in a Slow Food youth conference in Milan.

• arts
• culture
• dining
• flowers
• traveling
• biology
• teaching
• physics
• science

Morceaux de musique, films et livres

Favourite song of the day: Gipsy Kings - soy
Favourite movie of the day: does Jon Jandal's Tedx talk (called "Life is Easy") count? (check it out on youtube)
Favourite book of the day: Jay Griffiths - Wild

Une aventure extraordinaire que j'ai vécue

Have kids

Enseignez, apprenez, partagez

I am studying to qualify as an english as a foreign language teacher.

Ce que j'aimerais partager avec mes hôtes

I bring my sourdough starter with me whenever I travel. If you would like, I can teach you the art and craft of making sourdough bread, and leave you with your own starter to carry on making bread, and share with your friends.

Pays que j'ai visités

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Norway, Slovakia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, United States, Wales

Pays dans lesquels j'ai vécu

England, France, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Switzerland