Hi! I'm a 19 year old student from Edinburgh, although I grew up in London/rural England. I study History and French and spend as much of my holidays as possible travelling.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet like-minded people who want to truly explore the places they travel to - I've always found staying with local people infinitely better than hostels/hotels. Also through being on here I hope to meet loads of different and interesting people - I love the idea of a worldwide community of people willing to help other travelers.

Interests

Travelling (obviously), whether it's camping, cities, coasts... ! Cooking, reading, kayaking, tennis and hiking are some of the things I spend time doing. I also play Spanish guitar which is one of my big passions - performing in larger groups, duets or just playing to friends. Human rights and the environment are another great interest - I'm involved with Amnesty International and People and Planet at uni. I also love the study of history (it's so vast!) and languages - French and German have been awesome and so useful, and now I want to learn more languages!

• environment
• human rights
• cooking
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• jazz
• guitar
• kayaking
• camping
• sailing
• tennis
• history
• journalism
• languages
• world history

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - King Charles, Johnny Flynn, Joe Purdy, Amy Winehouse, Jack Johnson, Tracy Chapman, Francisco Tarrega, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Devendra Banhart, Razorlight, Ani DiFranco, Little Comets, Rokia Traore

Movies - Elizabeth, The Motorcycle Diaries, Forrest Gump, Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei, The Princess Bride, La Haine, The Clouds of Sils Maria

Books - The Power and the Glory, The Song of Achilles, L'Etranger, Wuthering Heights, Seven Years in Tibet

Teach, Learn, Share

Guitar! And I can cook :)
Would love to learn new languages and instruments...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Peru, Scotland, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Scotland