CURRENT MISSION

Mad Cartography

ABOUT ME

I enjoy lucid dreaming in the mornings, reading good books, histories, thoughts.

I was born in India and raised in Northern Ireland. I enjoy my peculiar Irish culture but want to explore others. I know a certain brand of history and identity and would be happy to compare.

I have been travelling since I was wee and don't feel like I am fixed in one place. As a result I don't know where my accent comes from..

Scotland is currently where my heart is. I studied English Literature at Glasgow University but I will probably move to Paris next. I'm off to study International Development and Environmental policy at Sciences Po.

I love walking about, running and cross country, I'm not too good with rules so other sports don't usually work out so well. I am awful at pool and table tennis but in a way that I sometimes win somehow.

I get a bit sad when I can't see green spaces and love the fake nature that's been curved into most European cities when the industries departed.

I don't really have rhythm but that doesn't really stop me.

PHILOSOPHY

Read books, acquire knowledge.

I threw away my television.

I'll probably not make wealth but I'll create something else..

Also:

'Pan!' -DH Lawrence
crazy mixed up poststructural inside and out thinking
Foucault, Ranciere, Nietzsche, Freire

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm technically homeless..

For the last four years I've been sharing flats and space with lots of different people from all over the world. I have learned alot about respect for a shared environment, people's boundaries and cultural needs.

My space is usually a reflection of how I feel, I usually feel clean, hygienic and well ordered. usually.

As me mammy used say, equal rights/human rights start at home.

I went to the Glasgow Couch Surfers night in the Tenants Basement the other night, would meet couchsurfers in a sweaty basement again.

Interests

Reading, the craic, drinking, cooking, eating, cycling, swimming, cross country running, banter, being Irish, learning

• arts
• culture
• books
• literature
• environment
• human rights
• cooking
• bbq
• running
• working out
• walking
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• billiards
• music
• cycling
• backpacking
• scuba diving
• sports
• tennis
• swimming
• table tennis
• cartography
• history
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Borges, Joyce, Wallace, Blake, Orwell, Miller, Yeats, Pynchon, Proust, Bolano, Hogg,

Dylan, Beirut, Talking Heads, Yeasayer, Gogol Bordello

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Donegal, true peace resides half an hour into the innishowen peninsula.

Getting trapped inside Angkor Wat by storms.

Finally getting a road trip through the Scottish highlands all the way to Skye. I'm sure I've done more interesting things but this was cool. Swimming in a small fairy pool half way up a mountain, diving under sunken arches. Buying a rubbish bbq and grilling bananas, bread and brie before setting up a minibar in a backpack and wandering a deserted beach with friends.

Teach, Learn, Share

English and literature all the way. Indian culture, Irish culture, history. Music, philosophy, Art student stuff.

There's loads more I'd love to learn.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, India, United Kingdom