Hello/bonjour/dia daoibh/hola/demat

My name is Barra, I'm 24 years old, originally from ireland and I'm currently living in Edmonton, Alberta, where I teach Irish language and culture courses (yes you read that right!). Last year I graduated from Dublin City University with a degree in Irish and French. I have a random vast list of interests including but not limited to music, radio, reading, writing, food, cinema, art, learning languages, etc... I love to cook and I am vegetarian!

Je me présente! Actuellement j'habite à Edmonton, Alberta. Je travaille à l'université en tant qu'instructeur de gaélique (sans blague !). J'ai 24 ans, diplômé en langues (français et gaélique). Parmis mes vastes centres d'intérets sont la musique, la lecture, l'écriture, la bouffe, cinéma, art, langues, cultures, etc... Je suis végétarien (mais pas militant)! Je suis aussi en train d'apprendre le breton.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Recently I discovered Couchsurfing during a bike-trip through Brittany in France, and I thought it was a really cool way to get to know all the cities I visited.

En mai j'ai fait un tour de la Bretagne (partiellement en vélo) et j'ai profité du Couchsurfing pour mieux connaitre les villes que j'ai visitées - j'ai trouvé ca super :)

Interests

• arts
• design
• reading
• music
• cycling
• languages
• food
• cinema
• learning languages
• vegetarian cooking
• traditional music

Music, Movies, and Books

Currently listening to: Devendra Banhart, El Nino de la Hipoteca, Gus Dapperton, Gabriel Garzón-Montano, Caravan, Irish traditional music (Lankum, Altan, Kila...), Henri Texier, Tom Misch, Beirut, aaaand loads more of course...
Currently reading: Gabriel García Márquez, Ian McEwan, Sylvia Plath, Irish folklore ...
Films recently watched: Handia (Basque film), Isabel Coixet's films, Lady Bird, El autor, Call Me By Your Name and loads more

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived in 3 countries and 4 cities in the past 3 years

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to sing in Irish (sean-nós - old-style Irish language singing), and talk about my history and culture and folklore, and discover new places and people and things. Open-minded and always enthusiastic to experience new cultures and customs :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Language exchange, cooking, life experience (even if I'm only 24), good company, laughs, interesting conversations about anything and everything!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Cuba, England, France, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, Ireland