CURRENT MISSION

Turn and face the strange.

ABOUT ME

Poet, performer and trainee psychiatrist, born and raised in Glasgow. I'm non-binary, gender-neutral pronouns preferred (they/them). I prefer to go by my surname ie ‘Crow’ or my initials ‘AR’ but the site won’t let me change my name :-(

Things I like a lot include bookshops, queer art, performance poetry, good food (mostly veggie), nice beer and a good dance in the mud at a music festival!

You can find me on twitter/insta - @IAmACr0w.

PHILOSOPHY

Radical empathy

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Have hosted a lot in the past few years but unable to keep up with this as much now due to work and other commitments. Occasional surfing...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hosted about 50 times, been hosted 6+ times (as I haven't went on a big trip since I joined CS), was very much involved in the Glasgow CS community from 2010 onwards but had to step back from that due to other commitments.

Interests

Poetry, writing in general, travelling, music, films, cooking new things

• writing
• poetry
• performing arts
• festivals
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• partying
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• music
• spoken word
• skydiving
• medicine
• activism
• queer
• mental health
• equality

Music, Movies, and Books

My favourite films include Pride, Withnail and I, The Station Agent, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Amelie, Goodbye Lenin, The Lives of Others...

I’m really into queer 80s music like Bronski Beat, Frankie Goes to Hollywood but enjoy most kinds of music, especially live!

I read a quite a mix of novels, non-fiction and poetry. Nevada by Imogen Binnie is one of my favourite books.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Skydiving in Taupo in NZ in 2008, also the overnight cruise I did on Milford Sound as part of the same trip. The scenery in NZ and whole experience was incredible, I would love to go back some time.

Teach, Learn, Share

yes please

What I Can Share with Hosts

I really enjoy cooking for people and even if others are cooking I will always bring wine or beer and hopefully some interesting conversation!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Barbados, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Saint Lucia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom

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