I only want to talk about running! My profile photo is over ten years old (circa 2007). It was a still taken from a video I made as part of my application to Shipwrecked, a TV show where young folk are sent to the south Pacific to live for a few months. I got nowhere with it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I stayed with 45 hosts in 6 countries. I travelled 11 weeks in 2012 and 4 weeks in 2013. I have so many small happy memories. I love to remember little things about my hosts, my journey and the places I stayed. I am not like the exciting, 'crazy' people on the couchsurfing TV shows, but I had a great adventure. I am so grateful to everybody I stayed with but I kept in touch with almost none of them. I hope they don't think I didn't like them. I am happy to have met every different person I stayed with and met. I feel guilty that I did not stay in contact more, but I prefer to leave the people in the past, in a happy bubble, so I can remember them and smile.

Interests

I live to run.

I also enjoy cycling, climbing, kayaking, hiking and chess.

• running
• chess
• cycling
• kayaking
• rock climbing
• soccer
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: The Divine Comedy and Queen.

Movies: Flash Gordon, and The Princess Bride.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I ascended the south tower of the World Trade Centre 2 weeks before they were demolished. I remember standing beneath them and wondering how far away I would need to be if they fell.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm getting quite nifty in the kitchen.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States

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