Hello! I’m Laurie, from Bristol in England. I'm currently doing an MA at the University of the West of England in Film and TV Industries. I'm about to start working at the London Film Festival and need somewhere to stay in London for several weeks.

I'm looking to make new connections in London as I'll be moving there when I finish my degree in January.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet, and learn from people from all different backgrounds, while I move from place to place.

Interests

• concerts
• music festivals
• wine
• beer
• clubbing
• reading
• music
• live music
• rock music
• dance music
• hiking
• baseball
• tennis
• languages
• cinema
• tea
• house music
• djing
• french
• drum and bass
• spanish
• independent cinema
• teaching english

Music, Movies, and Books

Music is a huge part of my life! It’s tough to list everything, easier to give the broader genres that I explore most.

Indie and alternative rock, trip hop, house music, techno, drum n bass

I DJ drum n bass and house. Liquid dnb is my go-to travelling music

Live music, huge concerts, tiny intimate gigs, checking out DJs - I love it all!

Film + TV
- art house cinema, and independent film. The weirder, the better. French film was a big part of my life at university. Also love comedies: Leslie Nielsen, Jim Carey, Monty Python, Andy Samberg, Office Space etc.

- Amelie, Nikita, Subway, The Witch, Christopher Nolan, Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive, The Lobster, Donnie Darko, Green Wing, Wes Anderson etc.

Books - anything fiction!
Kazuo Ishiguro
Bill Bryson
The Alchemist

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Safari with my parents in Kenya, when I was 7 - it had a huge impact on me both in terms of my love for wildlife and nature, and my passion for travelling.

Teach, Learn, Share

To hosts I can offer free English lessons!

Teaching English is now my full-time job, so if you'd like some lessons, please contact me, and we can arrange something.

Beginners, intermediate French
How to DJ

What I Can Share with Hosts

Music, stories, conversation, laughter, smiles and alcohol. All of which often go best together!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Colombia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Gibraltar, Iceland, India, Italy, Kenya, Portugal, Russian Federation, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, France, Switzerland