Hi

I am not good at describing myself but you can do that with a list of some things that you think of when you think about yourself.

These things below are those things. They're in list format for easy digesting and are in no particular order (except the first, that's the most important bit really):

A dad
Self-employed
Above average cook
Irish
Swedish (a Swede made me add this so it's 100% legit)
A fan of martial arts
Interested in videogames
Interested in the trifecta of books, films and music
A painter (mostly of miniatures)
Someone who has written things and thought, however misguidedly, 'I'm a bit of a writer'
In love with China (will go again)
In love with the idea of Japan (never been)
Getting into the idea of learning more languages

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I think it's great to travel cheap. It can also be just swell to meet people!

Music, Movies, and Books

I will pick 3 for each, seemingly at random.

Then, by the magic of my brain not being truly random we will actually see a good range of my top faves right now:

Books
Dune (everything by big Frank)
Steppenwolf by Hesse
The Hobbit by Tolkien

Music
Maggie Rogers - Alaska (Single)
Jaques Brel - Amsterdam
Dubliners - Rocky Road to Dublin

Movies
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
The Little Prince
My Dinner with Andre

oh and a tribute to the many Japanese media types I love:
One Punch Man (anime, manga, music)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I trained in a Chinese kung fu school for 3 weeks.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm not really able to teach anything but anything I know I'll share.

What I Can Share with Hosts

The gift of the gab (the myth that folks from Ireland are never short of a word or two in conversation - I can also just be peacefully quiet if that's preferred. I'd probably be out doing tourist-type things most of the time anyway).

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, China, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Scotland, Spain, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Sweden