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Overview

  • 4 references
  • Fluent in English; learning Russian, Spanish
  • 44, Male
  • Member since 2015
  • English Language Teacher
  • BA in History and Political Science, MSC in Applied Socia...
  • From County Mayo, Ireland
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About Me

I'm a 36 year-old currently living in Siberia where I work as an English teacher. I love meeting new people and am passionate about learning langauges. My Russian is improving slowly but there is still a lot of work to do! I love going out, history, music, books, films, sarcasm and red wine!!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

While I've been travelling around, I have been mainly staying in hostels and hotels. As much as I love many of my gringo friends, I didn't come to South America to meet other gringos. I'm hoping that through couch surfing, I can meet some locals and see where they live through their eyes. Hopefully, I can get to practice my Spanish as well and help you with your English.

Interests

  • books
  • wine
  • red wine
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • surfing
  • teaching
  • history

Music, Movies, and Books

My favourite movies include The Shawshank Redemption, Todo Sobre Mi Madre, Goodfellas, Underground and the brilliant documentary, The Fog of War. Music I listen to includes Miles Davis, Radiohead, Manu Chao, Leftfield, Tracey Chapman, Crowded House & The Stone Roses.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've had a book published. I'll tell you more when we meet up!!

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm going to start working as an English teacher soon so I can certainly help anybody with their English. And good conversation in English and Spanish would be ideal.

Countries I’ve Visited

Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Palestine, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Scotland, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, Palestine, Russian Federation

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