I'm Katie :) I'm just a girl with a passport and a dream.

Originally from the UK but now living my dream in Australia ?

Like many people on here I love to travel and hope to one day visit all the countries on this lovely planet. I am very interested in Human Rights issues and I hope to do something that means something to at least one person. I haven't travelled far but that doesn't make me any less interested in the world. My main interests at the minute is Asia and Africa but I am also interested in other countries :)

I love sending and receiving letters, my penpals are some of my closest friends and I have found some amazing people on here (they know who they are ;))

I love learning new languages, reading novels based in other countries, shooting stars, different cultures, fireflies, seeing my friends, drinking tea, wine, collecting old photographs that have no meaning, reading magazines, visiting new places, exploring the UK, travelling the world, watching films, reading, watching TV, meeting new people, receiving letters, spending time on my own, the internet, emails and much more.

I've got so much to tell you in so little time.. so let's start talking and writing letters!
If you want to become my snail mail penpal, please note I have a few requests: Please be able to write English well enough, I prefer receiving long letters (if you send a long letter, you'll get one back) and please ask me questions and write like you're interested in me and my life/country etc. Also please be aware that I will respond to your letter as quick as possible, some times it may take longer if I have lots happening in my life :)

I'm interested in every single culture and everyone's lifes. Tell me something about your life, your culture, what you did yesterday/today, your family, where you live etc. Anything.

I don't respond to any love messages...No I won't marry you or go out with you so don't even ask!! For that reason I prefer to talk to girls unless you are an awesome guy.

I love to see the world and learn new languages, cultures and traditions. Tell me something interesting about your country, what your culture is like etc.

As I'm English I love tea so much! I cannot get through the day without a couple of cups of tea and maybe some coffee as well. I love most types of tea but I'm always looking for new varieties to try. What is the most popular type of tea in your country? I'm not sure what the regulations are regarding shipping tea abroad but I would love to try and send people some English teabags in exchange for some of the tea from their country :D

I love to read, I especially love reading books from different countries. I've read a couple East Asian novels, some based in Europe and some American novels.

As I mentioned before I do love to travel but I am particularly interested in the USA. Definitely want to visit all 50 states in my life :) I especially love the American accent haha. I have plans to travel but at the minute it's just a dream, hopefully one day I will wake up and get on that plane out of the UK.

I'm also quite interested in the paranormal.. tell me about haunted locations in your country or city :) do you believe in ghosts...?

SHINee, G-Dragon, Gackt, KAT-TUN, 2NE1, Super Junior, Big Bang, Taeyang, T.O.P, SS501 and U-Kiss!

I'm a huge fan of Chase & Status, I'm obsessed with them atm!

Dead By April, Example, Lady Gaga, Jack Off Jill, White Lies, The Concretes, The Republic Tigers, White Apple Tree. If anyone also shares by love for these amazing artists, please contact me!! <3

Lost in Translation, 17 Again, Erin Brockivich, Harry Potter, Dirty Dancing, Pretty in Pink, Flashdance, Footloose, Weird Science, Breakfast Club, The World, Sunflower, Sleeping Bride, Fear and Trembling.

Friends, Smallville, Ugly Betty, The Simpsons, Lost, The OC, Gilmore Girls, Skins, House, Frasier, Buffy, Angel, Desperate Housewives, Big Bang Theory, Sex and the City, How I Met Your Mother, Ghost Adventures, The Secret Circle, Cold Case, Ringer, Glee and Destination Truth.

I also watch East Asian dramas - especially love You're Beautiful, My Girl, Devil Beside You and Autumn Tale, Boys Before Flowers. Can you recommend me new shows I might not have seen yet? I've just started watching Personal Taste :) love it so far!

Just a few examples of my favourite books, I love a whole lot more other novels:

Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden,
Chinese Whispers - Jan Wong,
The Radiance of Ashes - Cyrus Mistry,
Wish Upon a Star - Olivia Goldsmith,
10 Reasons Not to Fall in Love - Linda Green,
Where Rainbows End - Cecilia Ahern,
Brixton Beach - Roma Tearne,
The Gift of Rain - Tan Twan Eng,
The Pirates Daughter - Margaret Cezair-Thompson,
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen,
Wild Oats - Veronica Henry,
The Russian Concubine - Kate Furnivall

I enjoy the classics: Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters and Bram Stoker.

I'm always on the lookout for new novels and authors so please recommend your favourite books to me :) You never know, I might find a new favourite book :D

"Find a guy who calls you beautiful instead of hot, who calls you back when you hang up on him, who will lie under the stars and listen to your heartbeat, or will stay awake just to watch you sleep .. wait for the boy who kisses your forehead, who wants to show you off to the world when you are in sweats, who holds your hand in front of his friends, who thinks you