Hey there, I'm Makayla, how are ya? ☺️

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Used to live in Qingdao, China. Now back home in Sunny London, England, swapping dumplings for tea and biscuits. I love to travel to new places distant from my home, meet new people, explore different cultures and seek new adventures.

Interests

• arts
• culture
• theater
• photography
• documentaries
• film making
• concerts
• festivals
• yoga
• meditation
• traveling
• languages
• language exchange
• football
• circus
• film
• comedy
• kung fu
• entertainment
• physical theatre

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm pretty eclectic when it comes to music, I can go from Drake, to The 1975 to Sigur Ros, to J Balvin, to Wiz Kid to 方大同 to Fountains of Wayne to Beyoncé to Jah Khalib, to Saad Lamjarred to the Hamilton soundrack, to Bob Marley to Hans Zimmer, so if it sounds good to the ear I'll add it to my playlist. As for movies E.T. is my all time favourite film, as I'm also a sucker for musicals Annie is up there with anything by Charlie Chaplin and not forgetting my love for HP (not the sauce) but Harry Potter!!!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The most recent amazing thing I've done was quit my job in 2016 and moved to China to study Mandarin for a year, hike up mountains, learn Wushu, meditated by a waterfall, attended a 3 day music festival and partied on the Great Wall, just to name a few things. It was the best decision I could ever have made. I am now blessed with a lifetime of incredible memories, a second language and stories to tell.

Teach, Learn, Share

I once wanted to go to a clown school in Paris. No, seriously, I did but I opted out and went to university instead. In preparation for the clown school I wanted to attend, I learned how to juggle to be one step ahead, so if you want to learn a fun new skills, I can teach you. I'm always up for learning new things because there is always something new to learn whether that's today or tomorrow, there's no limit to what can be achieved if you are willing to learn from others I can share with you the stories and pictures I have from my time in China I'd also love to learn something new from you :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Saint Lucia, Scotland, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United States, Vatican City State, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, England