CURRENT MISSION

South Korea? Yes please...

ABOUT ME

Hi I'm Helen!

I'm rather small,
I love music,
Furry animals make me sneeze,
I love pasta,
I want to go ice-skating in New York (or...Leeds?),
I want to live at the seaside,
I like to wander to nowhere in particular on my own,
I want a white Christmas,
I love thunderstorms when I'm inside,
I play 3 instruments (but not at the same time),
I want a piano,
I need more sleep,
I like parrots,
I eat too much crisps,
I always seem to have a cold,
Freaky things happen to me when I eat peanuts (and aspirin apparently),
Paul McCartney is cool and you know it,
I want to live in a castle
and
I wish I was a mermaid (though I'd settle for a fairy).

PHILOSOPHY

Sleep for the Win

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have had two couchsurfing experiences - both in Poland. I met some great people and saw both Warsaw and Bialystok in ways I couldn't have done if I'd have been staying in a hotel or hostel. Both couchsurfs were fantastic experiences.

Interests

Violin, Cinema, Baking, Shopping, Cups of tea, Friends, Being a lazy student

• animals
• baking
• shopping
• movies
• music
• piano
• violin

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:

Edward Scissorhands,
The Little Mermaid,
Yellow Submarine,
Genevive,
The Secret Garden,
Finding Neverland,
Garden State,
Half a Sixpence,
Father of the Bride (1 and 2)
You've Got Mail,
The Blues Brothers,
Pirates of the Caribbean,
It's a Wonderful Life
and too many more to type!

Music:

Regina Spektor,
Danny Elfman,
Paul McCartney + Wings,
The Beatles,
Damien Rice,
David Bowie,
James Blunt (sorry),
Devendra Banhart,
Feist,
Norah Jones,
Rolling Stones,
The Killers,
Joanna Newsom,
R.E.M,
Foo Fighters,
The Fratellis,
Jack Johnson,
Cat Stevens,
James Taylor,
Nick Drake,
All American Rejects,
Sum41,
The Who,
Led Zeppelin,
Slade,
Tom Petty,
The Beach Boys,
Greenday,
RHCP,
The Libertines,
The Babyshambles,
The Kooks,
Alanis Morrisette,
anything Motown,
The Shins,
Shout Out Louds,
Death Cab For Cutie,
The Wildhearts,
Bell X1,
Eels,
Glen Miller,
The Reindeer Section

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Touring Vienna with the Hull Youth Orchestra in 2008 was fantastic. It was only for a week but it was a briliant experience. Playing in the gardens of The Schoenbrunn Palace is something I'll never forget, and the reception we received was amazing. Me and my violin will never go on a better adventure!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Germany, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom