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Overview

  • 9 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Gaelic, Spanish
  • 37, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Small business owner
  • University dropout (BA in History and Politics)
  • From Ballymodan, Cork, Ireland
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About Me

Just a curious soul looking to meet like minded people :)

PHILOSOPHY

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have stayed on manys a couch in the UK, Oz, US and Canada. Also have hosted a few of my mates i met traveling in SE Asia and Eastern Europe, I always enjoy showing people round my hometown and the delights of the west coast of Ireland.

Interests

Music, Sports, Hiking, Surfing, Diving, History, Drinking, Film, Festivals, Singing, Politics, Dancing, BBQing...

  • singing
  • festivals
  • dancing
  • drinking
  • politics
  • traveling
  • music
  • hiking
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • sports
  • history

Music, Movies, and Books

Love my tunes and music festivals, favourites include: Otis Redding, The Fugees, Toots and Maytals, LCD Soundsystem, Bill Withers, Barrington Levy, Radiohead, Nina Simone, Wu-Tang, The Pogues, Hilltop Hoods, Luke Kelly, Dave Clarke, , 2manydjs, Underworld, Leftfield, KRS-One, Jurassic 5, Prodigy, Lou Reed, Sufjan Stevens, Katchafire, The Clash, The xx, Salmonella Dub, Vitalic, Simian Mobile Disco, M83, Electric Youth, Hot Chip, The Funk Hunters, Planxty, Sweeney's Men, Fat Freddy's Drop, GAUDI, Boys Noize, Bobmo, Krafty Kuts, Jeff Mills, José González, Kevin Saunderson, Derrick May, The Saw Doctors

I'm a big fan of Martin Scorcese and his films, my other favourites are City of God, Chopper, Old School and The Commitments.

I like to read non-fiction and travelogues, my favourite being Jupiters Travels, its about an Engish fella who travels around the world for 4 years in the early 70's on a motorbike and the transformation that happens within him.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Being a random guest of honour at a 3 day wedding in Laos.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have always taken a great interest in the countries I have traveled in and would like to share this with other travelers, I suppose you might call it a cultural exchange.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm pretty nifty in the kitchen so let me cook you a meal :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Scotland, Spain, Thailand, United States, Uruguay, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, Ireland, United States

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