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Overview

  • 14 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning German
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2006
  • Software Engineer - but leave the stereotypes right there...
  • M.Sc in Software Engineering
  • From Dublin
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

don't judge a man by the colour of his skin, but by the colour of his scarf

ABOUT ME

I'm alive now about 9,000 days, no complaints so far. When I was 7 I was told I was a child genius, the rest of my life proved that person was a filthy liar. If I had a ship it would be blue, if I had a robot it would look like Grace from Will and Grace. I have long fingers which allows me to point at things further away. I love movies, writing songs, travelling and BMT Subs. I hate people who talk in the cinema and any guy who wakes up and says hhhmmm i think i'll wear a Beret today. When i grow up i want to be a Speedboat.

PHILOSOPHY

Probably my Favorite thing in the world is travelling.
I figured that riches and wealth can be taken away in a heart beat but no one can take away your experiences from you. I know it might sound cliche but travelling the world has expanded my heart and mind.
it has made me more knowledgable, it has induced in me an addicition to see and learn more.

Travel has made me more appreciative of culture and others views , has made me a more tolerant individual. But the most importnat thing i have leant about travel is, its not the places you go but the people you meet along the way.
travellers are always my favorite people because there often naked. It usually takes a long time for barriers to be broken amongst people but in the experience of travel, people are more likely to be open and show their true selves.
In a envirmonment where people feel vulnerable they often feel more of a desire to be with others and to share themselves. These are my favorite experiences.Its the greatest thing in the world to connect with others and thats what travel often gives you.
Its not Angkor Wat, or the Pyramids or the Iguazu Falls thats going to fill your heart with joy, its more likely to be the people you meet on your way there. The honest and open friends you make that you never forget.

I will continue to wander this world, and hopefully continue to meet other wanderers and i will keep placing them in the bank of my memory.
Hopefully the day i am asked to leave this mortal coil i will be able to look back on my account and see how rich i always was.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

i'v surfed other people's couches and they have surfed mine

Interests

interests: running (through SanAndreas), Midget Throwing, Bolingo, Cupola, Mugby (like Rugby but with large cups) Homeless wrestling, and Spin the Bottle

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scared of: Spiders/SpiderBabies, scumbag midgets, The Bull on BullsEye, Edward Scissorhands, The AntiSanta.

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most confused when: counting to ten, shaking hands with amputees, cats ride on eachothers backs like cowboys, the round peg won't go in the square hole, countdown is on.

  • cats
  • culture
  • writing
  • running
  • movies
  • traveling
  • scuba diving
  • skiing
  • wrestling
  • rugby
  • paragliding

Music, Movies, and Books

movies: amelie, the notebook, the motorcycle diaries, Cold Mountain, dodgeball, just like heaven, under the tuscan sky, walk the line --

music: Bon Jovi, johnny cash, chris de burgh, REM, Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Adams

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

the Tongariro Crossing has been described as the best one day walk in the world. i did this and would have to agree. i also swam with sharks before and i thought that was pretty amazing too. paragliding, white-water rafting, ski-diving and scuba diving would be up there too

Teach, Learn, Share

Travelling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort of home and friends. You are constantly off balance. Nothing is yours except the essential things - air, sleep, dreams, the sea, the sky - all things tending towards the eternal or what we imagine of it

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, Netherlands

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