Trying to finish my dissertation without going too crazy is my current mission in life.
I am a pacifist/activist, leftie leaning, greenie. I graduated in languages and have worked for a peace organisation, in community arts and in logistics and emergency services.
A couple of years ago I fulfilled my lifelong dream of travelling to South America, where I first started couch surfing. I hitched around the continent for 18 months, doing voluntary work on organic farms & eco-building projects, working in an animal resuce centre, teaching English in a remote rainforest community and doing post earthquake cleanup & rebuilding ork after the 7.9 earthquake in Pisco, Peru).
I love getting to know new people & places. I'm a vegetarian, trying to be vegan. Other than travel, I love music, films, meditating, photography, getting out into the countryside. I also love finding out about history and pre-history, especially in the form of standing stones, megaliths and other sacred places.

PHILOSOPHY

Fulfil your dreams. Do no harm.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host when I can, just not at the moment as my currrent communal living situation doesn't allow.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

In South America I Couchsurfed in Lethem (Guyana), Boa Vista (Brasil), Isla Margarita (Venezuela), Caracas (Venezuela), Bogota (Columbia), Quito (Ecuador), Lima (Peru) and Cusco (Peru). I met some amazing people who I am in touch with nearly a decade later.
I have hosted people from Turkey, Estonia, Norway, Germany, Hungary, Malaysia and loved every second of it.

Interests

Travel, film, photography, hang gliding, organic stuff, sustainability, ecology, environment, languages, philosophy, history and pre-history, myths & legends, stone circles & monoliths, paganism, quakerism, other religions, star gazing, walking, countryside, stained glass making, vegetarian stuff, peace and justice of all sorts, shapes and sizes, womens rights, gay and lesbian rights, human rights, animal rights... and did I mention travel? ;-)

• animals
• arts
• photography
• environment
• human rights
• womens rights
• cooking
• vegetarian
• vegan
• walking
• movies
• traveling
• music
• surfing
• rock climbing
• hang gliding
• ecology
• emergency services
• history
• languages
• religion
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Books & Authors:
Eduardo Galleano: Uselo y Tirelo, Ester Tusquets: El mismo mar de todos los veranos, Jostein Gaarder: Sophie's World, Khahlil Gibran: The Prophet, Manda Scott: Boudica Trilogy, Marion Zimmer Bradley: The Mists of Avalon, Robert Graves: The White Goddess, Starhawk: Spiraldance, Einstein Dreams.
Favorite Movies:
Antonia's Line, Gia, Boys Don't Cry, Insomnia, The Devils Backbone, Three Colours: Red, Blue, White, Monty Python & the Holy Grail, Europa Europa, Bound, But I'm A Cheerleader, Memento, The Company of Wolves, The Hunger, La Ardilla Roja, Los amantes del circulo polar, Aimee und Jaguar, Baraka, Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, Naqoyqatsi, Waking Life, A Scanner Darkly, The Green Mile, Man on Fire, Amelie, A Very Long Engagement, Serenity, Sophie Scholl, A Scanner Darkly, Waking Life
Favorite Music & Artists:
Ayla Nereo, Ani Difranco, Los Aterciopelados, Brett Dennen, Chumbawamba, Eliza Carthy, Heroes De Silencio, Issa Bagayogo, Kaki King, Lamb, Malinky, Melissa Ferrick, Michael Franti, Nitin Sawhney, Salsa Celtica, Tegan And Sara, Thea Gilmore.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hang-gliding... to cure my fear of heights,
Snorkelling in the Galapagos,
Climbing volcanoes in Ecuador,
Hitching through the Gran Sabana,
Horse trekking to unexplored ruined cities in the jungles of northern Peru,
Working on an organic farm on the side of a volcano in Ecuador,
Looking after lions, bears and monkies in an animal rescue centre,
Hanging my hammock between 2 palm trees on the beach in Venezuela,
Crawling about in tunnels inside pre-Incan pyramid temples and being driven through the deserts in search of lost cities in a jeep in Peru.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have taught computer skills to older people and have a TEFL qualification (Teaching English as a Foreign Language). I am also fluent in Spanish and German so can teach you some phrases. I know the basics of making stained glass windows and I'm a good vegetarian/vegan cook.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Ireland, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Romania, Turkey, United States, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Germany, Peru, Spain, United Kingdom, United States