My name's Trudie, I'm 22 and I'm a feminist. I like my feminism the way I like my tea - intersectionalist and with a spoonfull of honey. I'm also a vegetarian and I LOVE food. I love writing, reading, walking, cycling, hiking, kayaking and dancing (badly) to the smiths. I love animals. I have a particular kind of love for all birds. I also really enjoy red lipstick.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To share beautiful experiences, conversations, adventures and smiles.

Interests

I have a huge passion for mental health, human rights and gender eqaulity activism. I don't know much about the activist scene in Granada but I'm hoping to learn.
I love the outdoors and enjoy spending time hiking and cyling. I also love writing, reading and spoken word. Spoken word poetry and poetry slams have been a big part of my life for the past couple of years.

I've been a vegetarian for the last seven years and I enjoy cooking veggie meals. Veggie lasagne is one of my favourites:)

I'm also intereseted in environmentalism.

And birds. I really love birds.

• animals
• birds
• writing
• poetry
• dancing
• human rights
• womens rights
• dining
• cooking
• vegetarian
• yoga
• meditation
• walking
• reading
• spoken word
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• kayaking

Music, Movies, and Books

No list is exhaustive, but...
Books:
Pedagogy of the Oppressed - Paulo Freire, The Shock Doctrine - Naomi Klein, The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath, Theatre of the Oppressed - Augusto Boal, Delirium - Lauren Olvier, Harry Potter books, The Hunger Games, anything by John Aljvide Lindqvist, Wuthering Heights, Pride and Prejudice, The Storyteller - Jodi Picoult, The Secret Life of Bees, Talking Black: thinking feminist, thinking black, A Room of One's Own, Beloved, Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, etc.

Music:
The Black Keys, Arctic Monkeys, Anais Mitchell, Birdy, Jake Bugg, The Civil Wars, Led Zeppelin, The Smiths, Radiohead, Taylor Swift, Joni Mitchell, Angus and Julia Stone, Ben Howard, Sufjan Stevens, The Weepies, WakeyWakey, Ibeyi, Noah Gunderson, Ed Sheeran, Vance Joy, The Frames, etc.

Movies:
The Last King of Scotland, The Beginners, The Place Beyond the Pines, Pride.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I spent two months in Mexico city working with the organisation Casa de los Refugiados. It was a rather amazing and life changing experience. Mexico is a beatiful place. If you ever get the opportunity to visit - do!

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd like to share my love of adventure and new discoveries with others. I'm a vegetarian and love to cook so I can also share that! I can also speak fluent English so I'd be happy to help people improve/learn English. I'd like to work on improving my spanish.
I really enjoy yoga and meditation and need to practice and learn more.

I'd also love to share conversation and passion for positive change in the world with others:)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Adventures, dinners, hugs.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, Mexico, Spain