ABOUT ME

right now I live in south east London, and study Anthropology at soas, which involves a hefty cycle to and fro most days.
London can be quite a horrible place at times, but I am trying to seek out good cultural refuges and sanctuaries to ease the blues of being in babylon.
When i have time off I like to raise my thumb to the sky and hitch hike to somewhere greener.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've had so many wonderful hosts that it really is time to give back to the couch surfing karmic scheme of things.
Now that I have a couch and a flat in London, I am awaiting all manner of desperate/random/last minute requests - like the ones I have sent out to unsuspecting recipients over the years... (you know who you are ;)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Through couch surfing I've made some friends that I know I will have for a long time, and for those I haven't stayed in touch with I hope they turn up on my doorstep one day in need of a couch, because everyone's been amazing.

Interests

human beans, actual beans, other people's thoughts about things, old books, bric-a-brac, things that people do for free, gender! growing vegetables/ makin' compost, trying to learn other languages, dabbling in philosophy and history - even though it is often dubious. trying to be active in politics, even though that is rather dubious too - but i like to plot those small subversive acts of rebellion - actualising them is another kettle of fish.

• fish
• books
• dining
• vegetarian
• politics
• knitting
• blues
• cycling
• fishing
• hiking
• surfing
• anthropology
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

I like watching films like Harold and Maude and listening to things like Bob Dylan, Django Reinhardt, Tinariwen or the blues. I like to let books choose me in second hand book shops - that is why I am currently reading crime and punishment with the pages falling out. I have a big pile of books awaiting me for my journey this summer, it's all very exciting.

Teach, Learn, Share

I would like someone who I can speak and practice my French with, even though I can be a bit shy about French these days.
I can teach you how to make tasty vegetarian food, but also maybe you can teach me how to make things I can't make too well, like cakes and sweet things.
I can cut your hair for free!
and then maybe you can cut mine, because i find it very frustrating that I don't have eyes in the back of my head sometimes.
you could teach me how to knit better,
or I could teach you how to make a monkey or a penguin out of socks :)
I'll stop now, but the teachin', learnin', sharin' milarkey could go on forever I'm sure.

oo, also - are you any good at fixing holes in the floor?

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Ireland, Nepal, Netherlands, Palestine, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom

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