I'm a journalist working for a trade magazine in London. Outside that I do some theatre reviewing, love to walk and to ski (when I have a chance), and have a very experimental approach to cooking, which yields... mixed results.

I'm a friendly and enthusiastic sort of person who loves discussing all sorts of topics, going for walks, sharing a drink and getting to know people.

meaningful chat and being surprised. I have a loud voice but it's only because I'm so pleased to meet you!

Pourquoi je suis sur Couchsurfing

I've always meant to give it ago but have never quite got round to it - but I'm taking a trip in the US soon and thought this could be a good way to meet some friendly locals!

Centres d'intérêt

Writing
Comedy
Theatre
Films
Intense political discussions (though I'm more than happy to switch this off!)
Most types of food
Beer
Wine
Wandering around towns and cities without much of a destination in mind
Theme parks
Expanding the boundaries of the mind

• writing
• dining
• wine
• beer
• movies
• magic
• camping
• law
• parks

Morceaux de musique, films et livres

Music: Radiohead, Pulp, Eels, Manic Street Preachers, The Beatles, euphoric trance, grime, accessibly classical music. Just a wee smattering there, I'm open minded.

Movies: The Usual Suspects, Midnight Cowboy, all of Charlie Kaufmann's films, Wall-E. Don't know where to begin with this list.

Books: Kazuo Ishiguro's books (especially Never Let Me Go), Harry Potter (let's not kid ourselves).

Une aventure extraordinaire que j'ai vécue

Feared for my life as a massive bloody elephant stomped right by my tent in the middle of the night while camping at Elephant Sands, Botswana.

Ce que j'aimerais partager avec mes hôtes

I'm not sure what to put here - I'm usually a pretty good conversationalist and put a lot of effort into my sense of humour, which can occasionally make people laugh a lot (absolutely no guarantee). I can also cook for you, promise to stick to one of my tried and tested.

Pays que j'ai visités

Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates

Pays dans lesquels j'ai vécu

United Kingdom