CURRENT MISSION

rediscovering peace

ABOUT ME

Really I have no idea who I am... and thats ok

Though the world wants a story so here it is... My name is keith and i was born in Dublin on the 22nd of july 1980 at about half 4 in the morning.. aparently i popped out easy enough. My mum said that only for the umblical cord, i would of kept running! I quickly relocated to Meath about 2 days later due to some pre-existing social and structural circumstances that were out of my control and spent the next 18 years of my life there. I am 3 hours younger than my neighbour. My hair when i was born was shaped like a coat hanger. I lived a simple life as a child, ate worms and pooh(probably!!), went through the wonderful phase when i was 3 of running around naked everywhere! I went to school. Loved it at times, hated it at times. I went to college. Loved it at times, hated it at times. Done one degree, started another, dropped out, went back, done it again, worked, travelled, went to university in Belgium. Loved it. Moved to Kenya. Loved it, Moved to Zambia, it was kinda ok. and then moved back to Ireland.. and I love it :) There are some gaps in between though I do love a good story so why not ask me some questions and lets see where the adventure takes us...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

travelling the world has opened my eyes to cultures and people. Up until september 2005 every travel i have done was with somebody so to go by myself opened me to a new form of travel. I met wonderful people and realised the importance of experiencing interaction with people from different cultures. This is how i met Alex and Sanja in Belgrade. Both fellow Couchsurfers and both with wonderful stories to tell about it... since then well i have met a few peoplie here and there that have changed my eyes as i changed my landscape...

Interests

I would love to know what its like to sit inside a raindrop.

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Recently - The Ministry of Upmost Happiness, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Homo Deus, The Vegetarian, A New Earth, Half a Yellow Sun, The Handmaidens Tale, Guns Germs and Steel, End of Faith, Tao Te Ching, Let the Eat Chaos

Music: Top Five at the moment
Tank and the Bangas, The Gloaming, Nils Frahm, Moderat, St Vincent, Anne Merideth, Go Go Penguin, Dakha Barakha, Lisa Hannigan, The Blue Nile and always always Joanna Newsom. Yikes thats more than five.

Really has anybody got a top five unless you've watched high fidelity 25 million times...

Movies: Spirited Away, Old Boy, Song of the Sea, La Vita e Bella, Shawshank Redemption, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, The Handmaiden, The Apple, Once upon a time in Anatolia etc etc etc...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Being born and being here, and that wasnt even my fault... so all in all so far, given that, this is the best life I have ever lived

Teach, Learn, Share

Be impeccable with your words
Don't take things personal
Don't make assumptions
Do your best always

and...

try try try..

try to be Gentle with yourself

What I Can Share with Hosts

an open heart, a caring hug, laughter and joy and a listening ear.

Countries I’ve Visited

Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Poland, Portugal, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Belgium, Ireland, Kenya, Venezuela, Zambia

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