About me

Hi there!

I'm Fiona.  I'm 25, live in Glasgow and am currently in my second year of a PhD in computational genetics.

When I'm not trying to work out my code, or screaming at a computer, I spend as much time as I can training in aerial circus.  My discipline is the static trapeze, but I've dabbled a little in silks and other apparatus.

I started aerial in early 2013 by taking classes in aerial silks with Aerial Edge in Glasgow.  In September that year I went to the Edinburgh Aerial and Acro Convention where I took a static trapeze class and fell in love.  After a few months working on both apparatus I stopped the silks classes to focus solely on trapeze.  I've also tried out others - flying trapeze (amazing fun, but problematic for the tendon in my elbow), hoop, rope, Chinese pole and teeterboard amongst others - but nothing entices me the way trapeze does.

In addition, I'm part of the newly formed Aerial Edge Performance Group.  With our first performance due to happen 5 weeks after the groups inception, it should be an exciting ride...

Here I plan to document my training and development in aerial and other arts.



Outside of aerial I have eight rats and a pony, who lives with my parents in Glasgow - I'm sure they will be making appearances here from time to time!