Hey there, I'm Laurelle.

I'm at a very happy point in my life right now, Im self employed and self sufficient and I'm learning new things every day. I'm also a proud member of my local roller derby team.

During the summer I enjoy travelling, going for adventures with dogs, live music and going to as many festivals as possible. In the winter I like making things, being creative and curling up with a book.

I live in a big beautiful house truck in Manchester with my dog.

We've moved around a lot, squatting, renting, caravaning but I'm finally feeling settled.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I had a lot of couchsurfers while I was squatting, met some fantastic people, stayed with some lovely hosts whilst travelling and find it's a great way to meet new interesting folk...

Interests

Anything and everything

• animals
• dogs
• arts
• books
• tattoos
• diy
• festivals
• baking
• yoga
• politics
• traveling
• drawing
• music
• live music
• cycling
• ecology
• urban exploration
• body modification
• roller derby

Music, Movies, and Books

My favourite films are Beetlejuice, V for vendetta, Jurassic park and The Fantastic Mr Fox.

I like listening to Jitterbug, folk/gypsy/anarcho/cabaret Punk, Reggae, motown, soul and ska.

Some of my favourite bands are Mischief Brew, the Cat Empire, Days n Daze, Die Antwoorde, the Big, Amanda Palmer, Jeffrey Lewis, Modest Mouse, Miss Elliot, Caravan Palace, Kimya dawson, Dresden dolls, the Specials, World inferno Friendship society, Johnny Cash, cocorosie, Zounds, the Moldy Peaches, Sam Cooke and Gogol Bordello.

My favourite books are Life Of Pi by Yann Martell and Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen.
It's a cliché but I love everything Chuck Palahnuik has ever written.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Swimming in Phosphorescence at midnight in Agistri

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to start and maintain dreadlocks, Like wise for hand poke tattooing, I would be happy to provide loctician services or hand poke tattoos for anyone kind enough to host me :)

I would really like it if you could share any carpentry skills or if you have any experience as a HGV mechanic :)
I'd also like to learn to communicate using Makaton, some bike maintenance skills, how to weld things, how to fix sewing machines and I'd much appreciate it if you taught me some New ukulele songs

What I Can Share with Hosts

Dreadlock maintenance, piercings, hand poked tattoo, Knowledge, witty banter, various foodstuffs...

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Laos, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, Romania, Russian Federation, Scotland, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam, Wales

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