CURRENT MISSION

Figuring out how to live...

ABOUT ME

I'm Irish, though I've spent just as long in england as Ireland - I love cities, especially cultural capitals - Dublin and London have been great places to live - but I'm essentially from the country and love open spaces.
Recently discovered snowboarding!
Just as happy in-doors with a glass of wine as on the dance floor with a bottle of beer
I'm an artist - I am interested in exploring the nature of people through art, I suppose... theatre is where my skills lie, though I'm dabbling in short film at the moment too...
(2008) I feel like I've been working hard building my career for since I was about 17 and its now time to stop for a couple of months and discover a bit more about myself, the world and other people...

PHILOSOPHY

Give me a glass of wine and I'll tell you all about it...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Recently I've been a rare participator... But getting back involved this Summer, and now that I have my own place, I can finally do some hosting!

Back in late 2008: Just did a big three month trip around Europe with loads of Couchsurfing and meet up's etc... so back in London now and looking fwd to getting involved with the London group and starting to host when I can...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Have surfed the couches of:

2008
Gerard in Paris for three nights
Elle in Paris for two nights (not CS)
Greg in Lille for two nights
Willam in Leuven for one night
Brian in Amsterdam for two nights
Hans in Amsterdam for three nights
Martin in Berlin for three nights
Olivier in Berlin for two nights (not CS)
Natalia in Moscow for two nights
Nicolay in Moscow for one night
Julia and Irina in Ekaterinburg for two nights
Liya in Ekaterinburg for two nights
Deric in Moscow for two nights
Emra in Sarajevo for three nights
Amil in Bihac for one night (not CS)
Paula in Budapest for four nights (not CS)
Orsi in Budapest for two nights
Christian in Vienna for one night
Thomas and friends in Vienna for one night
Nolwenn in Vienna for four nights
Philip in Vienna for two nights
Emma in Verona for one night
CS at Hospitale della fifiorenze, Florence for six nights
Paolo in Roma for one night
Veronica in Roma for five nights
Gerard in Paris (again!) for four nights

2009
Dominique in Geneva for four nights
CS at Hospitale della fifiorenze, Florence for four nights

2012
Enrico in Rome for three nights
Sonya in Bologna

Have hosted:
2008
Danny and chums for one night in Stratford
2012
Yevan on the boat for three nights nights
Tatev and Mary on the boat for three nights
Jerry on the boat for three nights

Interests

in no particular order... Theatre, conversation, good food! folk music, football, martial arts, cinema, contemporary art, politics, stand-up comedy, art, surprises, cake!, trying (not always succeeding) to keep fit, snowboarding, music in general - like it live but prefer the more chilled out variety, table tennis, people, ... other stuff - hoping to pick up a few on my travels!

• arts
• contemporary art
• dancing
• dining
• wine
• beer
• boating
• politics
• movies
• music
• folk music
• opera
• snowboarding
• martial arts
• soccer
• tennis
• table tennis
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

In no logical order... Emile Zola - Terese Raquin & Germinal my fav novel; Lars Von Trier; Ben Folds; R.E.M; Samuel Beckett - Waiting for Godot is one of my fav plays and Molloy is a great novel; Orwell - 1984; Kate Nash; Amy Winehouse; Regina Spektor; Christy Moore; The Chieftains; Shakespeare - he was alright; Lily Allen; Alanis Morissette... and others...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Dived off a 35ft bridge in the River Una in North West Bosnia during three days of white water rafting at the Una Regata...
Worked with the RSC to stage all of Shakespeare's History plays over two and a half years, finally performing them all (24hrs worth) over four days at the Roundhouse in London... And we won some Oliviers (Theatre Oscars)
Michelangelo's David... really, it's jaw-dropping...
Saw all the paintings in the Louvre in one seven hour visit...
Directed King Lear in an Opera house.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a theatre director, so that whole area is something I can happily share other than that... I'm working on it... Did Feldenkrais for a few years, and can give a pretty good massage.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Malta, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Spain, Tunisia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, United Kingdom

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