I am a writer and performer, I'm travelling around the country looking for stories to tell.

I'm 25 years old and am very easy-going. I have a ginger beard but that's not my fault.

NB: As soon as I can afford it, I will be Verifying on CouchSurfer. As an ex-student, money is very tight.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

As a writer, I'm always interested in meeting new people and hearing their stories - that's why I'm travelling, and that's why I'm on Couchsurfing, so I can meet new stories while I stay.

Interests

I love writing, I think it's a wonderful form of expression. When I'm not selling my soul to the world of writing, I'm redeeming it back by reading anything I can get my hands on.

I like juggling, it's a great way to pass the time and it keeps my hands busy.

Travelling broadens the mind and hopefully narrows the hips.

• writing
• reading
• juggling
• travelling
• storytelling

Music, Movies, and Books

Music wise, I have a very eclectic taste. As a rule, if it has a beat and doesn't call women 'bitches' then I'm down for it.

Books - I love fantasy, sci-fi and that sort of fiction. A disassociation with our world, through the eyes of a writer.

Movies - I'll watch anything. If it's horror I'll be suitably scared, if its a rom-com I'll probably feel happy for the heroine. If it's something I'm passionate about, I'll feed you snippets of useless information as the film goes by.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Oh gosh. An amazing thing. What a wealth of inevitability there is behind that. I'm bad at producing an example on the spot, so instead I'll tell you a story.

I've been a performer all my life. From making my drawing of Superman fly around my primary school teacher, to prancing about on stage dressed in a huge heavy panda onesie, I've loved to act and to tell stories. I'm telling you this, not as a boast but so you can understand my motivation. A performer is nothing without an audience, and like very other performer out there, this dependence has given me a desperate desire to be unique, to stand out, to create audiences. However, a storyteller is nothing without his story, so add to that mix a burning want to create a story wherever I go and you have, well, me.

In May 2016, I went to Disney World and like many punters before me, I bought an autograph book. Not for myself, but for a friend who loved Disney. I was determined to get all the autographs. I would be so good at autograph-getting. Then, the niggling kicked in, scratching at the back of my neck and whispering 'but everyone does that. Everyone gets all the autographs. That's not different.'

And so, more to scratch that itch than anything else, I decided not only to get the autographs of all the characters; Mickey's scrawl and Rapunzel's elegant hand and Ariel's bubble-heavy signature and all. Instead, I would get everybody's autograph - cast members, photographers, rubbish pickers, line attendants, security guards, monorail drivers, concierges... everybody's.

There. That was suitably different. Take that, scratchy voice.

But as I went around, I was greeted (most, not all of the time) by smiles, incredulity, beams of surprise. "What? You want MY autograph?" "Oh my God that's so cool!" "I've never had that!" "You made my day!" "No, you have a good day!" People love to be unique, and while I couldn't give everyone a different page of my book, I could at least make them feel spotlighted and appreciated.

And from that idea, via a roundabout desire to listen to people in a way that was abnormal, and therefore persistent in the memory, was born Wandering Stories. A project where I just, simply and plainly, meet people and learn about them. Coupled with that desire is my belief that stories are what define us, they reveal our inspirations and our ambitions, they show what sticks in our memories and what we think about.

Teach, Learn, Share

I truly believe that we all have stories to tell, and those stories once shared grow in power. Telling me your story ensures it carries on. With that in mind, I want to write down as many stories as I can. Whether they're an anecdote about you, a local folk tale, a joke you heard many years ago, or simply how you got to where you are, it's part of your tapestry and with your permission I want to share it.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, good talk, I make a great cup of tea, I will draw you a picture and write you a story.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Botswana, France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Scotland, Wales