CURRENT MISSION

have fun, be kind, make someone smile!

ABOUT ME

I'm up for almost anything - climbing trees, going on adventures in the rain or dancing to fantastic music.
I'm always busy, I like to keep myself occupied, and always have 3 project on the go, and another 10 sitting on the shelf.
I have commitment issues when it comes to countries - I always have itchy feet, and am always looking forwards to the next adventure.
All my friends birthday and christmas presents tend to be drawings or sketches.
I love wine and cheese picnics, and in general that I love food.
I'm pretty easy to please, and I get overly excited over small simple things (like food, or a pretty skyline, or food, or swings)
I love challenges, especially to do with food - I love when my mates are vegan or vegetarian, or gluten intolerant or celiac - I have lots of fun cooking or baking food for them and experimenting.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I don't have a home of my own right at the moment - but as soon as I do a couch will be commandeered! and looking forwards to having couchsurfers over!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Nothing strictly with couch surfing yet - but looking forwards to it! And have travelled and met many wonderful strangers, some of whom are now wonderful friends!

Interests

Art and music and theatre and travel and food and....
I'm after spending two years writing and illustrating/comic-ifying a thesis on comics and mental health.
I am passionate about education through forums such as art, or comics, and am especially interested in their roles in helping those who suffer from mental health issues.
my dream is to one day run a large multidisciplinary festival which welcomes people of all ages and includes many different things (music, art workshops, dj's, artistic spaces, film showings, comedy, theatre....)

• arts
• writing
• folklore
• festivals
• dancing
• education
• dining
• cooking
• chocolate
• wine
• cheese
• baking
• vegetarian
• vegan
• running
• drinking
• boating
• comics
• traveling
• music
• surfing
• rock climbing
• swimming
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Love comics and science fiction, british humour/comedy: the sandman, Fables, Persepolis, all of Chris Wares stuff, Sin city and the walking dead, (comics as well as movies), Calvin and Hobbies
Oh and I love webcomics! especially Nimona, XKCD, SMBC, Sinfest, Sam and Fuzzy, QC, Girls with Slingshots...
Series: Orange is the new black! battlestar galactica, red dwarf, all of monty python, dr. who (Tennant is my doctor) Spaced (and basically anything done by Simon Pegg) Sherlock, Downton Abby...
Animations! Totoro, Spirited Away, Howls Moving Castle, All dogs go to heaven, The secret of Nymh, Once upon a forest, Aristocats...
also surreal things: Enter the void, Executive Panda, Fred, Cheatin' by Bil Plympton

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Swimming with turtles by complete accident in Vanuatu while I was living on a boat for two years.

Spending 12hours birthing a litter of 12 puppies - exhausting, but exhilarating!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can make you normal Hummus, and even beetroot Hummus! Or one morning I could teach you how to make eggs benedict...
I can tell you Irish folklore stories of adventure and cunning... OR I could make you the best hot chocolate EVER that we could drink through a cinnamon straw!!!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Cook Islands, Czech Republic, France, French Polynesia, Laos, Lithuania, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Canada, France, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru