Having grown up and gone to college in Ireland I went and lived in Central and Western Massachusetts for ten years. Decided to return to Ireland for a while, found a job and travelled to many places in Europe I had never been to. Time went by and after a few trips to places like Japan and Mexico I decided I needed to see more. I left my job intending to travel for a year, which is what I did. Backpacking and volunteering along the way through South East Asia, New Zealand and South America. I couldn't face returning to regular work after only a year away so I worked teaching English in Ireland, Austria, Germany and Japan for a couple of years. I have now decided to (try to) settle in Ireland for a while and am really excited about travelling closer to home again, visiting places that were always on my doorstep but didn't take much time to explore. I have a lot of interests including meeting new people and travelling to new places. I love the outdoors but also love to spend time exploring urban areas. I am interested and interesting ! :) I am staying with family right now so I am not hosting at the moment but look forward to getting my own place so that I can return all the hospitality I've received in recent years.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Travelling is great. I really prefer to get to know something more about the places I travel to and the people and culture there. I am an economical traveller, I don't have endless cash-but the main reason for couchsurfing is the connection and opportunities it offers. I have hosted both in Ireland and the USA over the years and I think it really is the way to go when travelling.

Interests

• vegetarian
• reading
• music
• hiking
• swimming
• adventure travel
• travel
• cinema
• meeting new people
• vegan cooking
• organic farming

Music, Movies, and Books

Eels, Velvet Underground, Bowie, Modest Mouse, Courtney Barnett, The Smiths, Richard and Linda Thompson, The Kinks, Chilly Gonzales. World music. Lots and lots of varied music....
Movies I love are anything by Almodovar, Greenaway, independent and world film I am currently totally addicted to classic Japanese films which I have been borrowing from the Irish library catalogue.
I'm an avid reader, mostly again relying on the wonderful library service to keep me going. Amis, Barnes, Murdoch, Morrison, Murakami, Vonnegut, Pynchon, Hardy, Oe. Lots and lots of varied literature.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived off grid for 5 years.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am a dab hand at cooking up good veggie food on a shoestring budget. Conversation.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, Japan, United States