Having trained as a teacher in the UK, I decided to seek out ways to combine my love of teaching with my love of travel. This led me to my current position in Thailand. It's given me the perfect opportunity to make good use of the school holidays, and I have visited much of South East Asia. My next step is to take a year off from the profession to travel around South America.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I would prefer to meet locals during my travels as they can offer the best insight to the areas I visit. It also provides a way to connect to the local community in more depth.

Interests

Travel! Trekking, camping, scuba diving, photography, movies, local arts and culture, drama/theatre, movies, reading

• arts
• culture
• books
• photography
• dining
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• camping
• scuba diving
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite book series - His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Movies and music favourites change with the wind - I love far too many to list!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbed a Buddhist mountain with my father to view a solar eclipse in China. Our aim was to get about the clouds to witness the event. In reality, we found ourselves standing in the middle of the cloud we were trying to avoid and so saw nothing of the eclipse... (EXCEPT for the surreal sweeping darkness. That was amazing!)

Teach, Learn, Share

A kid in my class this week was reading a book about numbers. Apparently, you will eat 25,000kg of food in your lifetime.

Sometimes, on a Sunday, it feels like I've eaten that much in the weekend...

What I Can Share with Hosts

A little knowledge about a lot of things.
A kick ass lasagna recipe.
Boundless enthusiasm for the world.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Pakistan, Poland, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Thailand, United Kingdom, United States