CURRENT MISSION

To have as much fun as possible while travelling for work! 98% of my travel is work-related (meetings and conferences, mainly), and I get to go to cool places but get stuck in hotels and it's easy to keep to the tourist routes.

ABOUT ME

Overeducated and silly, I love to travel but pretty much just do it for work. I've lived in Dublin, Ireland and spent a lot of time in the UK. Most of my travel has been through Europe but I'd like to spend more time in the future traveling in the USA. I have a son, born in December 2009, who is my pride and joy and who will travel with me! I like to eat and drink. I like to take guided tours and sneak away half way through. I prefer ruins to rebuildings.

PHILOSOPHY

Enjoy life to the fullest! (And, work hard, but work to live, don't live to work)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I just bought my own place and I have a spare room and a fold-out sofa! Looking forward to hosting people passing through Bloomington.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've stayed with a couple of people, so far so good.

Interests

Music (especially bluegrass and early music - in my time I've played several instruments, including piano, organ, and recorder), good food (I'll eat pretty much anything), good drink (especially beer, but I've been trying to learn more about wine), reading mystery novels

• dining
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• drinking
• technology
• reading
• traveling
• music
• piano
• teaching
• tours

Music, Movies, and Books

Early music, bluegrass; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Memento, Fight Club; H. P. Lovecraft, Robert Aickman, Neil Gaiman, anything scary or weird, historical mysteries!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've been skinny dipping off the east coast of St. Catherine's Island (a private barrier island off the coast of Georgia), in the middle of the night, with the Milky Way lighting the sky and bioluminescence lighting the water.

Teach, Learn, Share

If you would like to share your favorite recipe, or let me cook for you, or share your favorite wine / beer, or let me share my favorite with you, or if you would like to have an early music jam (I play recorder), or if you could tutor me in Russian, of if you have theories about Lovecraft, or the middle ages, or open access, or the future of technology, please consider staying with us.

Countries I’ve Visited

Barbados, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, United States