CURRENT MISSION

Finding callipigious kinesiophiles

ABOUT ME

I've been a massage therapist for the last eight years. Until recently, I was working as a barmaid in a pub that was voted 'Best in England' two years on a row. I'll be traveling for some of May, and most of June, and really look forward to meeting wonderful people.
I go to school in San Francisco, studying a science that no one can spell. Suffice it to say, I get to cut up bodies and can gross people out at the drop of a hat.
I've just discovered those instant packets of soup. And no, I'm not addicted. I can quit whenever I want.
I have a blog at
http://www.ilikegray.com/fender
I'm posting my experiences of living as an American in Norwich. Stories include crazy ladies' full-volume musings, cat vomit, and how my friends keep me from following said crazy people.
It involves tackling.

PHILOSOPHY

I love jumping into the unexpected. Some of the best experiences of my life have happened because I said "Yes!".
I say yes to couchsurfing, to travel, and to music, love, and adventure.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Just surfing at the moment...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My best, and oddest, memory was when I was about 18. I was hitching in some remote part of I5 in California, and got stuck in the middle of the night in a gas station. No one would give me a lift, and the attendant kept telling me I wasn't allowed to actually sleep at the counter.
He kept kicking me.
I eventually got a ride with these two drunk hillbillies, who put me up on their couch, and proceeded to get piss drunk four feet away.
I remember a lot of glass bottles shattering.
I was too tired to worry too much, but the possibility of being stabbed was very clear.
I left them a nice note the next morning, and ran like hell.

Interests

Swing/Blues dancing, massage, mechanics, anatomy, ruining Christmas.

• cats
• dancing
• pub crawls
• traveling
• blogging
• music
• blues
• surfing
• boxing
• anatomy
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Tom Waits, The Eels, Lyle Lovett, Blues and Jazz in general.
Terry Pratchett, Jeff Vandermeer, China Meiville, Chuck Palhunick, All authors with Difficult Last Names...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've hitchhiked up and down the West Coast of the United States multiple times, built a house, and hung out all night with a meth dealer in a cardboard box.

Teach, Learn, Share

I believe that multiple exclamation points are a sure sign of insanity!!!!!!!!!!!!
I also enjoy irony.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Laos, Portugal, Spain, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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