ABOUT ME

I'm currently a grad student in US History at Princeton. Before this, I grew up in London, studied in Oxford, and then spent some time working in politics.

I'm a big fan of sarcasm, theater, and social justice.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've used CS sporadically over the years, but have only had positive experiences, meeting some incredibly warm, generous and interesting people through here.

Interests

History, politics, theatre, literature, folk music and cricket.

• literature
• architecture
• politics
• music
• folk music
• hiking
• cricket
• economics
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

My taste in music is probably best described as 'confused': from Bob Dylan, bluegrass and the blues to twee pop, Fela Kuti and Shostakovitch.

I try to have a novel on the go at all times, and I'm an unashamedly huge fan of Martin Amis, Alan Hollinghurst and Graham Greene's work.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

When I was in college, I ran a campaign to win the Living Wage for all staff at Oxford University. We brought together a diverse, passionate group of people who were all angry that so many members of our university community weren't paid enough to live a decent life. Through hard work, dedication and a bit of luck, we achieved our aims, and persuaded the university administration to give all its lowest-paid staff a big pay-rise.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States