Ok so let me introduce myself. My name is Anne, I am dutch, which inherently means I am direct, very open, sociable and have a great sense of humour if I say so myself. I also say 'for sure' in that funny Harry Enfield kind of way, I have smoked weed(only once..in England of all places!), been to the red light district and know a few extra foreign languages too! I can't say I am light-hearted ..although I do try every now and then..I do take myself seriously but I do also know how to laugh at myself. I love learning and am an information sponge. I read a lot and love getting stuck in with researching weird and wonderful places in the world (with the aim of going there of course)

I love my sports (watching and participating). I am an avid walker and will try most sports once...except cricket..I just don't get it! I heart the Outdoors and hope I can explore these beautiful isles in much more detail in the coming year, preferably with a nice man who equally loves the outdoors and can perhaps tell me a few things I didn't know about nature and anything else for that matter :)

So in short, if you like what you see/ read, get in touch and we'll see what happens!

I have recently secured a new job which is bloody exciting and a little bit scary :) I'm also nearing the end of a 4 year part time degree in Environmental Science and can't wait to have my weekends and holidays back! Having a new job does mean I'l be in London a bit longer than I intended to as I wanted to go on a big ass adventure but I am looking forward to little adventures and exciting holidays in the mean time!

So on the rare occasions I actually have a holiday I do make an effort to go somewhere new and wonderful :) Over the years this has led me up holy mountains in china, through the jungle in Guatemala and down a coral reef in Belize, kayaking in the wonderful coastal regions north of Vancouver, cross country skiing in a gorgeously white and frosty winter wonderland in Norway, walking from east to west Scotland, sailing down the Nile and roadtrippin' down the route 66 in the USA...if this seems like quite a lot of adventure already then I'd agree...but there is always another adventure to be had :)

Seeing order in the chaos of corporate processes and simplifying processes by cutting out all of the unnecessary stuff. I love it and its a worthwhile activity.
Making bad jokes and laughing loudest at them. I like practical solutions and organising adventures. So I'm good at a fair few things, except making popcorn..just burnt two bags in the microwave wtf?!?! :(

Smile and loud voice

when not reading academic journals and books for my dissertation, it has to be the books of Joe Simpson and Ranulph Fiennes..am slightly hooked on biographies of adventurers!

But also love books like Life of Pi, the Lord of the Rings Trilogy and other fantasy trilogies like 'His dark materials',

Things which make me smile/ grin: good coffee, a good scottish single malt whiskey, a warm house, snuggling up under the duvet, lame jokes, a good sense of humour, boldness, a pretty sunset, big hugs, walking in the lakes/snowdonia/Scotland, food, good conversation, that buzz you get from being with someone you fancy, snow, stomping through rain puddles

Unlike most people I prefer cold weather to warm and generally dream of snowy adventures in the far north of the world :)

sex, my passport, sense of humour, a good pair of walking boots, adventure, food

I think about how I want to punch all those people who keep sending me 'the meaning of life' quotes and people who say 'cheeky' before everything.

probably at home chilling after a busy week, sometimes out for drinks with friend or colleagues or both

You're tired of looking at my profile for 30 days in a row and you wonder what I am like for real
You're not put off by that thing that says I reply selectively which is a load of bollocks!
You speak full English and don't use text speak in your profile or anywhere else for that matter!
You are not into wearing hoisiery!!
You not have a habit of giving your Facebook page when I ask you to tell me something about yourself
You remember the art of conversation and like engaging in it