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Overview

  • 12 references 7 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English
  • 39, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • Poet/teacher/event organiser
  • MA Writer/Teacher Goldsmiths
  • From Omagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION
Running LGBT events in Kuala Lumpur - get in touch to find out more
Not knowing, learning, wondering, wandering.

ABOUT ME

I love to stay with people when I travel and perform poetry whenever I can, I love hitchhiking, people and saving money!
I'm originally from Northern Ireland, lived in England since 2003 and London 2008 - 2016.
I am a performance poet. Any poets or performers, please get in touch and I can tell you about poetry events in the UK. www.catbrogan.com
I have volunteered and travelled in Kenya, South Africa, Honduras, Berlin, France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Pakistan, Oman, the USA and I travel all over the UK
Just came back from Spoken Word Education Project in Kuala Lumpur and performed in Singapore, Philippines, Cambodia and Nepal. I currently stay with my girlfriend in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

PHILOSOPHY

live and let live, try and leave things better than you found them, and if you can't, dont make it worse!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love meeting new people and being part of a community, I have lived in squats, on a boat and finally a house where I wasn't able to host.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've had great experiences in Wales, Ireland, Berlin, Nepal everyone has been so friendly and welcoming.

Interests

poetry, performing, cycling, roller blading, skate boarding, Fairtrade, social justice, dancing, yoga, teaching, learning

  • poetry
  • performing arts
  • dancing
  • lgbt rights
  • education
  • cooking
  • boating
  • traveling
  • spoken word
  • cycling
  • surfing
  • teaching
  • hitchhiking
  • lgbt
  • queer
  • lesbian
  • queer culture
  • lgbtq

Music, Movies, and Books

I like poetry both on the stage and page. I'm interested in oral culture, post-colonialism, rural issues, gender and development.
I like dub, reggae, hip hop, folk, reggaeton, african dance, tribal, basically anything with a good beat that makes me want to dance.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The best time I have spent somewhere is kenya. I was there for two summers and in jan 2011, I met my penpal and made life long friends. I loved the people, attitude and life, i left my heart there and hope to go back

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share the world of poetry
I have a hula hoop and a bodhran - Irish drum

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook, draw, write together, smile and hopefully make you smile too.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cambodia, France, Germany, Honduras, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Malaysia, United Kingdom

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