I am a former nature journalist from London, UK currently solo travelling around Macedonia in pursuit of a new home! I love learning about people and their cultures, making international friends and being around nature. My friends and family describe me as kind, intelligent, creative, warm and friendly. I tend to gravitate towards people who are open-minded, positive, caring and generous and want to establish real friendships (which transcend geographical borders). I'd love to leave the UK and live abroad so I'm always on the lookout for a potential new home.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm looking to explore the country I am travelling in and meet some really lovely local people along the way. I'm looking to enrich my life with these experiences and build a lot of great memories that I can look back on.

Interests

• arts
• culture
• photography
• film making
• eating out
• live music
• history
• netflix

Music, Movies, and Books

Love the old classics like Bill Withers, Marvin Gaye but also new stuff influenced by that era such as Tom Thumb (Brisbane beatboxer) and Whitebrow.
I am a big fat Harry Potter fan (of the books only, not the films nor the franchise). Love a good romantic thriller mixed with a bit of action. One of my favourite series is the Psy-Changeling Series by Nalini Singh - an Indian Australian author. (Men should read this and take notes..!) Also love fantasy genre - love a good angel and demon fight!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Solo travelled around SE Asia twice. Best thing I've ever done. Want to hear all about it?

Teach, Learn, Share

I have a professional background in creative/news writing and was one in four people in the UK to win a commission to write a poem about my heritage which was then displayed in a moving exhibition during the summer of 2022. I graduated with a film degree and freelanced in film/TV sets briefly, as well as made my own short YouTube documentaries about alternative practices. I freelanced as a portrait/events photographer for several years and my favourite genre is reportage. Check out my work on my insta: @thebengalirunaway

What I Can Share with Hosts

I enjoy sharing my Bengali culture through cooking and have been cooking delicious Bengali curries for all my hosts, including prawn and zucchini curry, lentil curry, chic pea and carrot curry and more. Happy to bake a cake if you have the ingredients in your house. My fav is date cake sans sugar which is probably the healthiest cake you'll ever eat as dates are a superfood!

Countries I’ve Visited

Bangladesh, Belgium, Croatia, France, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Wales