I live with my 4 children (aged 4, 7, 10 and 14) and we're happiest when we're exploring or hosting other travellers.

When I'm not busy juggling motherhood, home-making and studying, I enjoy writing, tending my allotment, meditating, philosophising, and music.

We live in central Weymouth within easy reach of the Jurassic Coast coast path and just a couple of minutes' walk from the harbour.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I enjoy feeling like I'm fostering true community with people by sharing my home. I like to experience 'real life' during my travels rather than staying in hotels, and am really grateful to those people who have opened their homes to myself and my children - I've been honoured by the kindnesses shown to me during my own travels and wanted to give this back to others.

I have enjoyed hosting many couchsurfers in my own home - I really enjoy meeting new people and the sense of experiencing the great wide world from the comfort of my own home! I started travelling with my eldest son in 2011, which was an amazing and humbling experience, and now host when I can to facilitate others' travels. I particularly enjoy hosting families, and it's great to know there are other people out there doing the same with their kids.

Interests

Interested in everything and anything! Learning all the time.

• wildlife
• culture
• writing
• poetry
• cooking
• organic food
• minimalism
• music
• anthropology
• languages
• philosophy
• psychology
• travel
• nature
• zero waste
• nonduality
• circular economy
• radical homemaking

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm an avid reader, most recently keen on titles about systems thinking and non-duality (Gregory Bateson, Fritjof Capra, Rupert Spira, Christopher Wallis), and the work and biographies of female explorers of the Middle East (Gertrude Bell, Freya Stark, Isabelle Eberhardt). Also enjoy fiction by Jean Auel, Khaled Hosseini, Khalil Gibran, Amin Maalouf, and Tahar Ben Jelloun.

I adore music of many varieties and I particularly like "music with a message" (lyrics often override genre for me).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Giving birth with laughter to my first daughter in water at home and delivering my second daughter myself are the most amazing experiences I've had (blessed with 4 home births in all).

I try to appreciate something as being amazing every single day, as even basic things can be endlessly fascinating - watching a young child exploring the world reminds me of the simple pleasures!

Teach, Learn, Share

Preparing for pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and parenthood (university diploma in breastfeeding counselling).

Decluttering/minimalism/zero waste.

Systems thinking and post-consumer praxis.

Vegan/vegetarian cooking.

Family travel advice.

Meditation/mindfulness/nonduality.

We love sharing mealtimes!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Help with children (for those who also have families) and general housework.
I can bring a little something from the UK - happy to take requests!
Any of the things listed in the 'Teach, Learn, Share' section.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Vatican City State, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

England

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