Me and my girlfriend Emma are currently travelling South East Asia through Cambodia, Thailand and Malaysia. I am from London and Emma is from Belfast, Northern Ireland and we are hoping to meet and learn from interesting new people as well as gaining a better insight into different cultures. We are Computing and English Literature graduates from northampton university. We are big foodies and I would love to learn to cook authentic Asian food! We enjoy listening to amazing music, are literature nerds, have started learning French more and appreciate a nice alcoholic beverage! :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

We have spent a lot of time in hostels and hotels but have started to feel we are getting to know the place but not the people as much as we would like. We would love to meet great new people in the hopes of making new friends! :)

Interests

- I love cooking new exciting food, reading mostly classical and fantasy books and am constantly fascinated by space! I also like socialising and interacting with a range of characters who I can have the bant with :)

-Hi I'm Emma :)! I absolutely adore a good book. I have been reading ever since I was a kid and have recently discovered my love for psychological thrillers and classics.

I also love learning languages and in my spare time I teach myself French by writing to pen pals, listening to French music and reading French books! :D

I love meeting people from all realms of life, sharing and listening to experiences and stories.

• humanities
• writing
• books
• literature
• dining
• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• swimming
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

music - Led Zeppelin, Pixies, PJ Harvey, Van Morrison, Smashing Pumpkins, Björk, Dresden Dolls, French House music and quite a lot of Motown and Funk, Thin Lizzy, Enya, The Libertines, ACDC, Flogging Molly, Children of Bodom, Metallica, Guns n Roses, White Stripes, WASP, Basement Jaxx, Chemical Brothers, The Police

Movies: High Fidelity, Lord of the Rings, Serendipity, Mad Max Fury Road, Rec, Interstellar, Inglorious Basterds, Kill Bill, The Prestige, Back to the Future, Star Wars (original!!), The Guard, American Beauty, Shawshank Redemption

Books: Shutter Island, The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath, Wise Children - Angela Carter, The Odyssey - Homer, Shalimar the Clown - Salman Rushdie, Kite Runner, Thousand Splendid Suns, Bernard Cornwall books, Tolkein books, Bloody Chamber - Angela Carter, The Grapes of Wrath, Rebecca, Harry Potter series, Roger Zalezny books, The Handmaids Tale - Margaret Attwood

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Emma came third in Northern Ireland Karate when she was 14

In Florida I was swimming with a school of jellyfish surrounding me (before being stung!)

What I Can Share with Hosts

We can share a variety of political views, knowledge of different cultures and food. If we are lucky enough to have your company we would love to cook a meal or two for you!

We would like to think that we could have good times, good laughs and many interesting conversations :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, France, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Poland, Scotland, Spain, Taiwan, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Northern Ireland