Hungry for people but not omnivorous.
Insatiable conversationalist.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am on CS because I enjoy meeting new people, sharing what I love, helping others, showing people around my favourite places and travelling.

Interests

- unicorns
- diving
- dancing Lindy Hop and swing,
- looking after my plants
- cycling,
- beards and moustaches,
- crafts,
- art and visiting galleries
- Lomo photography
- gender studies,
- cultural studies,
- cooking,
- vintage fashion,
- reading,
- music (reggae/ska/jazz/punk etc.),
- English,
- learning and teaching languages,
- getting lost,
- walking in alleyways and places off the beaten path,
- cheesecake and recently chocolate cake.

• arts
• fashion
• photography
• concerts
• festivals
• dancing
• cooking
• chocolate
• wine
• beer
• walking
• drinking
• crafts
• reading
• traveling
• music
• jazz
• cycling
• scuba diving
• paragliding
• cultural studies
• gender studies
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Vladimir Nabokov, Will Self, Olga Tokarczuk, Angela Carter, dictionaries.

Films: Woody Allen, Wes Anderson, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Pedro Almodovar, Tim Burton, Tony Gatlif, Terry Gilliam, Gus Van Sant, David Lynch, Roman Polanski, Hayao Miyazaki, Quentin Tarantino, Michel Gondry

Music: downtempo, trip hop, reggae, jazz, ska, post punk, classical, silence, rain.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1. Swam in the ocean in Devon and Cornwall.
2. Saw Preraphaelites in Manchester.
3. Visited Cambridge, talked about Michel Foucault with a random stranger in a queue for a beer. Lots of laughs.
4. Saw Regina Spektor's concert at Opener 2010 (Gdynia, PL) while sitting on a grass, smelling fresh August night air.
5. Participated in and organised a few fire show festivals.
6. Saw the sunrise over Angkor Wat.
7. Went paragliding in Zhejiang province, China
8. Smelled incense in a Tibetan temple
9. Danced lindy hop for 8 hours straight in Hongkong and Seoul.
10. Saw Picasso's "Acrobat" on my birthday.
11. Organised the first ladyfest in China
12. Saw the sunset while sitting by the Seine and drinking cold wine.
13. Walked around Himeji castle wearing a kimono.
14. KYOTO!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Laos, Liechtenstein, Macao, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Poland, Switzerland, United Kingdom