Hello!

My name is Rachel, though I prefer to be called Penny. I am a 26 year old Design student from the UK, and I am looking to get out into the world and meet new people!
I Love anything quirky and unusual. I adore books, art and crafts, going to the theatre, watching sci-fi and fantasy films and enjoy coffee or tea with cake :)
I am really interested in alternative fashion and weird board games. I love anything vintage (especially teapots and teacups!).

I adore Dr Who, Star Trek and Firefly.

I live with my partner and two adorable budgies. I will most likely show you pictures ;)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I would eventually love to move to abroad permanently. I want to make some life-long friends, have meaningful conversations and understand more about the world I live in.

I want to travel for my own self confidence and make lots of friends along the way!

Interests

Art, music, jewellery design, psychology, comic books, vintage tea sets and video games. I adore cats but my partner and myself have two beautiful budgies at the moment.

• animals
• arts
• books
• design
• board games
• crochet
• drawing
• origami
• psychology
• science
• theatre
• sci-fi
• feminism
• fantasy
• ceramics
• steampunk
• graphic novels
• vintage
• space exploration
• rockabilly
• jewellery making

Music, Movies, and Books

Books (just a few of my favorites):
Alice in Wonderland
Lord of the Rings
Harry Potter
A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet
Midnight Circus
Ready Player One
All the Birds in the Sky
The Girl with All the Gifts
The Mortal Engine Quartet

Music:
Electro-swing (Especially Caravan Palace)
Swing/Jazz (such as Caro Emerald)
Metal (My favourite is 'In This Moment')
Rock
Pop
Dreampop

Movies:

Anything Sci-fi or fantasy based. I also love stop-motion and animation films, too.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I went to an all-women's festival 2 years ago called 'Thirteen Moons'. I met so many amazing women that it changed my outlook on life completely.
This summer I also did a solo trip around Europe. I visited Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Munich and Barcelona. I met wonderful people in each place and saw some beautiful things!

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a native English speaker and am more than willing to language swap! I know some basic origami, jewellery design techniques and I really want to learn German, it is such a beautiful language. I am also interested in learning Japanese, dutch or French. Unfortunately I missed out on learning a language at school age, so learning one now is proving to be a little difficult!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Origami
British cooking
English language
Good book recommendations
Crafts
Films

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom