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Overview

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  • Fluent in English; learning French, Irish, Latin, Spanish
  • 50, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • ICT / Music / bon viveur
  • B Mech Eng + MA Music Technology UL, Dr of the School of ...
  • From Limerick, Ireland, the centre of the rock and roll universe
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Been there, done that, wanna do more. Travel is a great educator. Wanna learn more.

ABOUT ME

Check out my music/Portishead/Neil Young/Michael Jackson covers! :-)
www.youtube.com/user/MarkLimrock

www.myspace.com/markoconnor
www.facebook.com/markpeteroconnor

PHILOSOPHY

Somewhere between 'music makes the people come together', 'things are never that good but it's never as bad as you think', and 'you can only love someone so much but you can hate them all the way to hell'.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Folks are welcome to Limerick.
I have an actual spare bed in a house I share w 2 others!
Prefer professionals, but students all good too.

Would like to get couch action in Europe couches summer 2010.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

zilch.
Heard good things about it though.

Interests

Reading, writing, rhythmically. Jamming, singing/playing, partying, creating. Swimming. Travel. Experience. Digging rivers, mountains, wildlife while listening to Isis.

  • wildlife
  • writing
  • singing
  • partying
  • boating
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • swimming
  • teaching
  • rivers
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

True Romance, Rob Roy, The Field, Miller's Crossing, This is it, The Hangover (really incomplete list)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I asked Noam Chomsky what his favourite toy was when he was a kid.
He said he didn't have one, then thought about it, then said, against his parents wishes, he and his brother used to play cowboys and indians with guns made out of twigs. I said, ah sure we all did that.
He said 'yeah, speak of indoctrination!'

Good man Noam!

Otherwise, I slept within crashing distance of a glacier. I went under/into Iguazu falls on a boat. I saw Keith Earls, from my home town, score a try in Twickenham vs England :-). I met J Mascis, twice. Heard the Shanghai philharmonic play Rhapsody in Blue in Central Park. Met 3 vipers in 4 days in the jungle in Ecuador, the locals usually see 1 every 6 months :-).

Teach, Learn, Share

I'll teach you how to play Stairway to heaven!!!
I'll show you the river Shannon.
We'll check out the great trad music in Limrock.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Cuba, Mexico, Moldova, Senegal, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland

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