CURRENT MISSION

Working with Pygmy communities to improve access to healthcare

ABOUT ME

I am a 70 year old retired conservationist, living in Hackney with my 20 year old daughter. I write a blog of mostly non fiction on my experiences in Greenpeace, hitch-hiking across the Sahara, working on Pygmy forest and health issues. I've lived in India, Canada, the US and in Cameroon working for the Rainforest Foundation.
I enjoy conversation, walking, rock climbing, canoeing, world music, jazz, beer, modern art, and learning about new people and places. After the great lockdown, I am making some trips to explore the UK.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I volunteer in setting up and running a research project to improve Pygmies access to healthcare. I host various wanderers in my small flat.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I couch surfed for years before Couch surfers started.
I hitch hiked to India when I was 16 and stayed at Gurdwaras on the floor.
I also couch surfed 2 years ago in Toronto, and had a lovely experience.

Interests

My family, rock climbing, Rainforest wanderings, travelling, meeting new people, a glass of beer or wine, opera, walking, cycling, theatre, cinema, reading, volcanoes, Africa, Jazz...

• dancing
• wine
• beer
• running
• walking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• jazz
• opera
• cycling
• rock climbing
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Pulp Fiction, Monty Python, Seven Samurai, Cohen bros, Laurel and Hardy
Manu Dibango, Billy Bragg, Dylan, Thelonious Monk, Mozart
Collapse, The Forest People, the Ascent of Rum Doodle

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spent the night hanging off Lions Gate bridge in Vancouver with a banner against nuclear weapons.

Saw Djengi, the spirit of the forest dancing

Teach, Learn, Share

Pygmy realities
Walking for health
Rock climbing
Writing non fiction
Climate change

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, United Kingdom