Wait. Darth Vader was Luke Skywalker's father?! I did NOT see that one coming . . . I hope I didn’t spoil that for anyone.

I read Great Expectations. It wasn’t all I hoped for.

I’m just kidding. I haven’t read it.

On a recent trip home to Canada, whilst describing to my sister the progress of my work, she suddenly looked down at her yoghurt and said, “Hey, does milk taste different in England?” Two other people asked me this during the course of the visit. From this, I inferred that, for roughly 6% of Canadians, the quality of dairy products is an essential piece of information in the evaluation of a foreign country. True story.

Peanut butter may be nature’s most perfect food, next to cherry pie filling. Autumn is my favourite season. I know how to make a pie from scratch. It is very unlikely that I will ever truly understand why I find bridges so appealing, but I do. Though I’ve been in Cambridge for almost two years, I have only been punting on one occasion. I fell in the river. Twice. My flatmate tells me I am very good at structured awkwardness. When I can't sleep, I recite all the Best Picture Oscar winners in chronological order. During my early 20’s, I worked at a spectacularly crap retail job where I listed William Shatner as the beneficiary of my company medical insurance on the grounds that he was my close personal friend. This was not true. Not strictly.

Making the world safe for democracy.

I'm a postgrad studying education and citizenship, which means I spend a lot of time reading, mulling, writing, getting confused, reading some more, writing some more, getting more confused, and having long, clarifying discussions with my supervisor when I'm not ignoring her emails asking where my latest piece of work has got to. Then the process starts all over again.

In between all the school malarkey, I cycle and walk around a lot, for which Cambridge is fortunately absolutely brilliant. I'm a big fan of rowing and spend my (sometimes WAY too) early mornings during term time training and coaching for my college boat club.

Getting distracted by the Internet. Listening. Handwriting. Wearing flowers in my hair. Arranging furniture. Keeping my posture through the recovery. Baking cookies. Walking around looking at things.

Someone once complimented me on my hands, and I'm afraid I've thought about it far too much since.

Books/Authors: Contact, Jane Austen, Lord of the Rings, Kurt Vonnegut, Margaret Atwood, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Ursula LeGuin, Crime and Punishment, Patrick O'Brian, Like Water for Chocolate

Movies: top 5 as follows - Dead Poets Society, The Princess Bride, Lord of the Rings, Dangerous Liaisons, Cool Hand Luke - but seriously, this list is almost endless

Shows: M*A*S*H, The Office, 30 Rock, The West Wing, Dead Like Me, QI, Sherlock, Star Trek, Firefly (obviously), Law & Order, House, Battlestar Galactica, Red Dwarf

Food: pasta, mushrooms, asparagus, cheese, strawberries, chips, eggs, bacon, yoghurt, sandwiches, shrimp, grapes, Chinese, Italian, Indian (though I'm pretty much a wuss when it comes to really spicy things), beer

books, curiosity, places to walk around, love, a blanket, windows

The nature of education. People. Space exploration. Rowing. Resilience. My hair (I have really good hair). Movie trivia. Ideal sandwiches.

At the pub with a group of friends. Or at home watching a film. Or planning my inevitable and benevolent take-over of the world. Or working on dozens of perpetually unfinished screenplays. Most likely, it's the pub.

I've been to a sci fi convention. I'm a mad fan of So You Think You Can Dance. When I was 6, I accidentally flooded the bathroom and blamed it on my sister. I don't like tea.

Funny and smart are my two favourite things in a partner, which is why I have a big, stupid crush on David Mitchell. I really like holding hands. Major bonus points if you'd sit through a ballet or opera with me. Or a Trek marathon. Introduce me to the things, places, books, foods, films, sports, music, subjects and experiences you love - you'll find I'm an excellent student. Especially if you're willing to be as much for me.