Hello,

So I'm Scottish... well, probably technically 1/4 Scottish, 1/2 Irish, 1/4 English, but was born and raised in Scotland so will go with that. Plus we can all go far back enough and get into so silly fractions indeed!

I enjoy laughter, especially when other people are doing it and I have helped to produce it. I enjoy the sharing of stories and knowledge, although never a fan of people doing it to try and act like they are better than someone else. I like to be helpful and to lend a hand where I can to make things happen when someone needs it. I like animals and finally trying to be a vegetarian.

Also, originally studied in Computer Science and still do some freelance IT work but now retrained and focused on acting and improvisation.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I enjoy meeting people, learning new things and the interests of others (especially learning about new things from new people)

Interests

• arts
• singing
• theater
• performing arts
• architecture
• acting
• dancing
• comics
• video games
• drawing
• blues
• fencing
• computer science
• history
• theatre
• improvisation
• star trek
• stand up comedy
• improv
• comedy
• graphic novels
• blues music
• nintendo

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Blues, Rock, Soul, Big Country, John Lee Hooker, Sam Cooke, Queen

Movies: Star Trek First Contact, Back To The Future

Books: The Hobbit, Catcher in the Rye, HG Wells, Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus , New Frontier by Darwyn Cooke, A Contract With God Trilogy by Will Eisner

TV: Star Trek, Star Trek TNG, Star Trek DS9, Morecambe and Wise, The Two Ronnies, The Goodies, Month Python, Not The Nine O'Clock News, Whose Line is it Anyway?

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Helped establish Edinburgh based improv theatre company To Be Continued...

Teach, Learn, Share

I approve of all three of these things

What I Can Share with Hosts

- An ear to listen, cause sometimes you just need someone to listen
- Improv theatre skills and knowledge (from a performer, teacher and viewer)
- Computer experience and skills, always happy to help with a problem or discuss the merits of the latest chipset from nVidia
- A pretty decent Mario Kart challenger (sorry in advance for the blue shell)
- 30+ years of accumulated Scottish culture (art, history, food)
- Many, many pieces of random knowledge that, on its own, seems to serve no purpose, but is pure gold at pub quizzes!
- Humour - because it makes life worth living :D

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Scotland