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Overview

  • 7 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 33, Female
  • Member since 2016
  • Administrator/Graphic Designer/Waitress
  • Graphic Design
  • From Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

I am an easy going, approachable (i hope) and active person. I enjoy meeting new people from all over the world and from all different cultures. I'm very flexible and enjoy not planning too far ahead and going with the flow as it comes

I love learning things from new people by listening to what they have to share about their own experiences and personal passions. I have a really bad memory so i feel as if i am forever learning new things! people will never fail to surprise and fascinate me!

I have recently quit my job and sold majority of my belongings so am currently morphing into a new species of tortoise slowly travelling around with my life on my back.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To Meet up with new likeminded people and get the opportunity and advantage of having a local tell you the best places to see and getting to see a place from their eyes is the best way to learn about a country.

as Cheesy and cliché as it sounds i'm not one to tick things off lists and "Do" a country or continent ("I'm going to do America, Asia etc!") I travel to experience and see a country, explore its unique traits and people!

Interests

Life, the universe and everything. I am easily amused and find interest in the smallest of things! I enjoy Music, being active whether its walking, running, dancing, prancing or falling, I am a bit of an adrenaline junkie and will do anything that will make my heart race, but then on the flip side also enjoy a good conversation and quiet moments with a book and a cup of tea.

Music, Movies, and Books

I Enjoy all types of Music, couldn't imagine life without it! I do enjoy watching movies, however put me in a darkened comfy room I generally fall asleep half way through, constant nudges are generally required if I am to stay awake throughout a whole movie!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I volunteered in a Monkey Sanctuary in South Africa for a few months and got bitten by a troop leader after she caught me giving her son a lecture about how you should get to know a girl first before you smack her ass.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to cook and enjoy making meals from scratch, (or at least trying!) I am also an avid swimmer and used to teach Kids how to swim. I am a qualified tefl teacher (teaching english as a foreign language) and love to share laughter with everyone i meet :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm very interested in meeting new people and getting the oppurtunity to learn about just how much life can vary around the world.

I understand that hosting can be a strain on certain people but I am very minimalistic in my needs, although very approachable and I am more than willing to help a host in any way that I can. I also enjoy spending time with my hosts if they so desire. After all, surfing should not be used just for a place to crash but an experience of mutual benefit!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, France, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Scotland, South Africa

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