CURRENT MISSION

Meet new people.

ABOUT ME

Big update, I have finally left Preston to return to Ireland. But if you ever come across me in a search for Preston feel free to get in touch and I'll help out where I can!

Recently I've used CS as a way to make more friends. And this worked quite well in Preston (Check out "Couchsurfing Preston" on Facebook). Now once again I am living in an area where I don't know many people. But also don't expect high participation levels in CS.

The next big update is that I am now in Manchester! I don't know the area and am new to here, but im more than happy to attempt to make friends and say hello to people who are here on their travels. Will be looking to make as many friends as possible.

Unfortunately most the countries I have visited have been with football, and I haven't spent quality time in them, but many of them I aim to go back to.
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I'm from Belfast but I've moved about the UK living in Preston (to study), Liverpool, Cardiff and was then back in Preston. I moved home for a few months but unfortunately things haven't worked out and now im in Manchester.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Was told about the site by a friend in Preston. Then went to Frankfurt for about a month in the summer (2011) and got my first taste of it. Was a great experience and something I hope to do again in the future.

I couchsurfed in Birmingham as I had plans to meet a friend to go to a football match. Putting an open request out, one person got straight back to me and said he appreciated the honesty in my request and was happy to host me. That turned out to be a great host, met at the pub for a beer and bit of food and then went back and chatted a lot about music.

In Preston I used CS to get to know people as I was once again "new" to the area, as everyone I knew while I studied there had moved on.

I intend to use CS in Manchester to make some new friends, as it is a bit of a fresh start for me.

Interests

I'm normally working on football matches, but in my free time I like playing a bit of Playstation (Ps4), playing mainly sporting games, but with some different ones as well. More than happy to go for a night out, or just down to the pub to meet people and watch a game of football. Can normally be talked into going out to most things.

Sport is a massive interest for me. Gaelic Football is my main sport but I also work in Football, but enjoy a range of sports. I don't play any more but is something I need to get back into.

I like to get away when I can, and to be honest, I'm not one for taking pictures of what I've done and where I've been. And I'm more than happy just to walk about and see what I see.

I enjoy heading to live gigs, in particular glam rock or classic rock style bands, although gigs aren't something I frequently go to at the minute.

I'm not that traditional a couchsurfer (compared to a lot of people I've met), in that I'm not here to learn new languages, recipes or culture etc. By all means I like to hear about these things and be fed nice food, but I don't really have great knowledge of these things myself.

Last but not least, i have a gorgeous little boy who lives in Ireland (Coleraine) and i try to fly back every other week to see him.

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies
Sporting movies, Action movies and simple comedies are my faves.

Music
I enjoy mainly older rock music, and then the odd strange band or two. But normally the cheesier the better for me.

Books
- Not a huge reading, but will read when I'm on the road.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Coached in Zambia for two weeks in under-priviliged areas and in schools, complete eye opener.
While in Zambia went to the Victoria Falls and took a boat ride on the river Zambizee.

Countries I’ve Visited

Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Greece, Iceland, Latvia, Moldova, Netherlands, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United Kingdom