Always find an 'about me' section a difficult task.

Recently I have been at a Treetop nets adventure centre and finishing off my MA.

I quite enjoy an early start, a day out exploring, good food, a cup of chamomile tea then an early night!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet like minded, new people, learn new things, experience new opinions

I like the idea of travelling alone, but never being isolated. I reckon this community enables something like that.

Interests

I started training in martial arts 15 years ago. Currently I train in kickboxing/taekwondo. I also teach a few times a week - kids and adults. My brother and I went to the WMKF championships in 2015 and as part of the England forms team came away with a gold, 3 silvers and a bronze.
I've been juggling for a few years, working in a juggling shop when I was at university, but nothing serious, more for fun.
I have a BA in fine art, and I've just started a masters in performance design.

• arts
• vegan
• yoga
• juggling
• drawing
• martial arts
• ukulele
• circus
• taekwondo
• cakes
• performance

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - very mixed -Kate Bush, Maura Marling, twenty one pilots, Depeche mode, moby, bonobo, woodkid, hans zimmer, .... I also quite enjoy instrumental/classical, in fact I will give most music a chance.

Books - Pratchett, Brett, James Patterson (his more Sci Fi stuff, less so his Alex cross stuff) Tolkien, a bunch of arty social science ish things to do with pyshogeograpy/memory. Recently I have been reading bits and bobs by Richard Dawkins.

Movies - I will watch anything. The top few that stick in my memory* - Dark City, The village , Kill bill, Moon, Sunshine, I may also be a sucker for cartoons. The best movie I have seen recently has to be Coherence.

*This list may be constantly changing

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Trekked across Kenya when I was 17. Didn't die. Did get Salmonella.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you some juggling/circus skills! Maybe some Yoga, also I love talking about all sorts - from art to exercise to comic books to philosophy.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can keep to myself or come and have a chat, I'm a decent cook and have the ability to clean. If you want to share some skills or have me teach you something I'm always up for a skill swap. I seem to be a little bit of a jack of all trades, so I'd love to pick up a new skill. If you are interested in art - from sketching to to conceptual, It would be fab to collaborate or go and see some art.

Food is also always a good idea - if you know of a good vegan place, I will definitely check it out with you.

Leeds is a great place, so I can show you some of my favourite places. Or at least point you in the right direction if you want to go explore solo.

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Malta, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom