CURRENT MISSION

to reach enlightenment and finish my book

ABOUT ME

I am really chuffed to be verified!!!My name is Karren. I am wide eyed, curious, talkative, enthusiastic, tired, happy. I'm a writer. I love the music scene in Leeds and I love to travel anywhere. I'm travelling a lot right now because it makes me feel better/ the UK makes me feel ill.

PHILOSOPHY

I believe in karma so i try to be kind, and am happy to see other people's kindness as it will lead to very good results.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Surfing and hosting and coffee.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted once and surfed three times, so far.

Interests

I'm into lots of reading and lots of travel at the moment and maybe some writing. I'm very interested in languages. I can play Mah Jong a little bit.

• writing
• books
• coffee
• reading
• traveling
• music
• surfing
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Detuned art rock... Pavement, The Fall, Hugo Largo, The Pixies, early Trail of Dead, Brainiac, and poppier things like Amanda Palmer, the B-52s, so much else.

Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban, Lanark by Alisdair Gray, The Enchanters V Sprawlsburg Springs by Brian Costello. Am reading Scarlet Thomas novels at the moment, and have been very affected by The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell.

Bladerunner, Before Sunrise, The Matrix, Donnie Darko, that one set in Paris where it keeps breaking down into dreams...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travelling alone, seeing wondrous things... Being arrested for breaking into an American spy base...

Teach, Learn, Share

I have been studying Buddhist thought and practice for the past 11 years and am happy to talk about this if you wish.

I can also talk to you about writing and publishing.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Canada, Hungary, Portugal, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom